Editing Handy Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Handy Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = 2015-10-25-Fowlerville Handy Township offices.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Handy Township Hall in [[Fowlerville, Michigan|Fowlerville]]
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Handy Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Michigan##Location in the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Handy Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Fowlerville, Michigan|Fowlerville]] (pink)

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Ed Alverson
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Laura Eisele
| established_title  = Organized
| established_date   = 1838

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 89.37
| area_land_km2      = 88.95
| area_water_km2     = 0.42
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_sq_mi   = <!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 8602
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = 
| population_metro   = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 276
| elevation_ft       = 906
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|39|06|N|84|05|17|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48836 ([[Fowlerville, Michigan|Fowlerville]])<br>48892 ([[Webberville, Michigan|Webberville]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 517|517]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-36340<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626430<ref>{{gnis|1626430}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.handytownship.org}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Handy Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 8,602 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Handy_township,_Livingston_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2609336340 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> up from 8,006 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0600000US2609336340&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Handy township, Livingston County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=March 17, 2020}}</ref> The village of [[Fowlerville, Michigan|Fowlerville]] is located within the township.

==Geography==
Handy Township is on the west side of Livingston County and is bordered to the west by [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County]]. [[Interstate 96]] passes through the township, with access from Exit 129 (Grand Avenue), serving Fowlerville. I-96 leads west {{convert|28|mi}} to [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] and southeast {{convert|62|mi}} to [[Detroit]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|89.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|88.9|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.4|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.48%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_26.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Michigan| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=March 17, 2020}}</ref> The township is drained by the [[Red Cedar River (Michigan)|Red Cedar River]] and its tributaries, part of the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] watershed leading to [[Lake Michigan]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,004 people, 2,504 households, and 1,837 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|203.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,594 housing units at an average density of {{convert|75.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.97% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 2,504 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,447, and the median income for a family was $55,386. Males had a median income of $44,700 versus $29,696 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,159. About 4.0% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==

* [[Cindy Denby]], member of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]]
* [[Charlie Gehringer]], baseball player and official

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.handytownship.org/ Handy Township official website]

{{Livingston County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Livingston County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]