Editing Hopkins Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Hopkins Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Township (United States)|Township]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Allegan County, Michigan|Allegan]]

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| population_total   = 2760
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| postal_code        = 49328
| area_code          = [[Area code 269|269]]
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'''Hopkins Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Allegan County, Michigan|Allegan County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,760 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Hopkins township, Allegan County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Hopkins_township,_Allegan_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600539200 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref> The township is named after [[Stephen Hopkins (politician)|Stephen Hopkins]], a signer of the Declaration of Independence.<ref name="mpn">{{cite book|last1=Romig|first1=Walter|title=Michigan Place Names|date=1973|publisher=Wayne State University Press|location=081431838X|page=272|isbn=9780814318386|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-FPXEGRo-YC&q=Hopkins&pg=PA272|accessdate=February 16, 2016}}</ref>

==Communities==
*The village of [[Hopkins, Michigan|Hopkins]] is in the southwest of the township on Bear Creek.
*'''Hopkinsburg''' is a small [[unincorporated community]] within the township at {{Coord|42|37|08|N|85|42|10|W|}}, a few miles east of Hopkins on Miller Creek.<ref>{{gnis|628581|Hopkinsburg, Michigan}}</ref> Was first settled in 1837 by R.C. Round, whose great grandmother, Martha Hopkins Round, was the brother of [[Stephen Hopkins (politician)|Stephen Hopkins]]. Stephen was the [[namesake]] of the community. Was followed up by his brother-in-law, Erastus Congdon, in 1838.<ref name="mpn"/>
*'''Hilliards''' is a small unincorporated community in the north of the township, a few miles west of Wayland at {{Coord|42|40|29|N|85|43|42|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|628314|Hilliards, Michigan}}</ref>

The city of [[Wayland, Michigan|Wayland]] is not within the township, but is adjacent to it in the northeast corner. Some development associated with the city extends into the township near the exit from [[U.S. Highway 131]].

==History==

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==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|93.3|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|92.5|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.8|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.86%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600539200| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143142/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600539200| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hopkins township, Allegan County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref> The [[Rabbit River (Michigan)|Rabbit River]] loops through the township, flowing from the northeast corner through the center then out the northwest corner. The main tributaries in the township are Bear Creek, flowing from the southwest and Miller Creek, flowing from the southeast, both merging into the Rabbit River about one mile northeast of Hopkins. Buskirk Creek flows from the east into the Rabbit in the central part of the township. There are several small lakes in the northwest and southwest sections.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 1766
| 1970 = 2084
| 1980 = 2109
| 1990 = 2350
| 2000 = 2671
| 2010 = 2601
| 2020 = 2760
| footnote = Source: Census Bureau. Census [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf 1960-] 2000, 2010. }}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,671 people, 876 households, and 692 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was {{Convert|74.5|PD/sqmi}}. There were 917 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|25.6|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the township was 93.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.67% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.28% of the population.

There were 876 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,296, and the median income for a family was $50,500. Males had a median income of $36,705 versus $23,914 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,220. About 3.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.hopkinstownship.org|Hopkins Township official website}}

{{Allegan County, Michigan}}

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