Editing Hope Township, Midland County, Michigan

{{Hatnote|There is also a [[Hope Township, Barry County, Michigan|Hope Township]] in [[Barry County, Michigan|Barry County]].}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Hope Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|map_caption              = Location within [[Midland County, Michigan|Midland County]] and the state of Michigan

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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Midland County, Michigan|Midland]]

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|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Andrew Kobisa
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = JoAnn Wilkie
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1871

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US2611139160&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Hope township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=October 18, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 1373
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|population_density_sq_mi = 59.6

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|elevation_m              = 208
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 48628 (Hope)
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
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|blank_info               = 26-111-39160<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|website                  = {{URL|hopetwp.org}}
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'''Hope Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Midland County, Michigan|Midland County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,373 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

== Communities ==
* '''Hope''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and post office in the township centered on the junction of N Hope Road and E Hull Road at {{Coord|43|45|52|N|84|20|17|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Hope}}.<ref>{{gnis|628554|Hope, Michigan}}</ref> The Hope [[ZIP code]], 48628, serves the township.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb| title=TIGERweb: Hope township, Midland County, Michigan| publisher=Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=October 18, 2023}}</ref> The first settlers, Orrin Maltby and Joseph Rooker, arrived in 1856. The first township meeting was in 1871, and a post office was established in May of the same year.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>

==Geography==
Hope Township is in northern Midland County, bordered to the north by [[Gladwin County, Michigan|Gladwin County]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|23.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|23.0|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, or 1.42%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The [[Tittabawassee River]] crosses the northwest corner of the township and until a 2020 dam failure was impounded as [[Wixom Lake]]. 

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 455
|1890= 655
|1900= 752
|1910= 751
|1920= 659
|1930= 607
|1940= 674
|1950= 582
|1960= 754
|1970= 945
|1980= 1249
|1990= 1220
|2000= 1286
|2010= 1361
|2020= 1373
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.html|title=Decennial Census Official Publications|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=October 18, 2023}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,286 people, 508 households, and 390 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|55.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 604 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.01% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 508 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,313, and the median income for a family was $50,365. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $24,911 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $23,660.  About 2.3% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Sara Lee (wrestler)|Sara Lee]], ''[[WWE Tough Enough]]'' winner (Season 6)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|hopetwp.org}}

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[[Category:Townships in Midland County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:1871 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1871]]