Editing Homestead Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Homestead Township, Michigan
| settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
| nickname                 = 
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| pushpin_label            = Homestead Township
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize          = 
| image_map                = Homestead Township, MI location.png
| mapsize                  = 250
| map_caption              = Location within [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Honor, Michigan|Honor]] (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        = [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Supervisor
| leader_name              = Shannon Purchase
| leader_title1            = 
| leader_name1             = 
| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = 1864

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = 
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 78.4
| area_land_km2            = 78.2
| area_water_km2           = 0.3
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| area_land_sq_mi          = 
| area_water_sq_mi         = <!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 2329
| population_density_km2   = 30.1
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 194
| elevation_ft             = 636
| coordinates              = {{coord|44|39|25|N|85|59|14|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code              = 49617, 49640
| area_code                = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 26-39000<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              = 1626487<ref>{{gnis|1626487}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.homesteadtwp.org|Official website}}
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Homestead Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,329 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The township is situated in the center of the county. The village of [[Honor, Michigan|Honor]] is located within the township on [[U.S. Route 31 in Michigan|U.S. Highway 31]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|78.4|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|78.2|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.33%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Homestead township, Benzie County, Michigan |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601939000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212144840/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601939000 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=December 30, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,078 people, 790 households, and 594 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|68.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 985 housing units at an average density of {{convert|32.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 94.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.79% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.63% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 790 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,833, and the median income for a family was $39,107. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $20,657 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,387.  About 6.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

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

{{Benzie County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Benzie County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Traverse City metropolitan area]]