Editing Hill Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Hill Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Hill_Township,_Michigan.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Hill Township Hall
| 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      = Hill Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Hill Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]]

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

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Robert Reid
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Carol Gillman
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 93.52
| area_land_km2      = 84.28
| area_water_km2     = 9.25
| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.11
| area_land_sq_mi    = 32.54
| area_water_sq_mi   = 3.57

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1251
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 260
| elevation_ft       = 853
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|22|40|N|83|57|17|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48635 ([[Lupton, Michigan|Lupton]])<br>48739 ([[Plainfield Township, Iosco County, Michigan|Hale]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-38300<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        = 1626472<ref>{{gnis|1626472}}</ref>
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Hill Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,251 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Hill_township,_Ogemaw_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2612938300 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Shady Shores''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the northwest portion of the township  at {{coord|44|24|23|N|83|58|28|W}} between Rifle Lake to the north and George Lake to the south.<ref>{{GNIS|1621571|Shady Shores, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.11|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|32.54|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|3.57|sqmi|km2|2}} (9.89%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| accessdate = November 7, 2020|page=37 Michigan}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,584 people, 742 households, and 503 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|48.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,113 housing units at an average density of {{convert|64.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.88% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.07% 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 742 households, out of which 15.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.53.

In the township the population was spread out, with 15.3% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,821, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $25,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,770.  About 11.9% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Ogemaw County, Michigan}}

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