Editing Horton Township, Michigan

{{distinguish|Horton, Michigan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Horton Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Horton Township, Michigan.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Horton 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      = Horton Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Horton 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        = Karen Michael
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Karen Howard
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 92.59
| area_land_km2      = 91.84
| area_water_km2     = 0.75
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.75
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.46
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.29

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 902
| 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        = 259
| elevation_ft       = 850
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|12|23|N|84|11|31|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48610 ([[Moffatt Township, Michigan|Alger]])<br>48661 ([[West Branch, Michigan|West Branch]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-39320<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626491<ref>{{gnis|1626491}}</ref>
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Horton Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 902 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Horton_township,_Ogemaw_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2612939320 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
* '''Greenwood''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the southeast part of the township at {{Coord|44|10|34|N|84|09|24|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|627373|Greenwood, Michigan}}</ref> From 1870 until 1895, approximately 2,000 men were employed seasonally in nearly 50 lumber camps in the area. A post office was established in January 1873. It was a station on the Mackinaw division of the [[Michigan Central Railroad]] by 1878. The post office closed in February 1901.<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><ref>{{GNIS|2503039|Greenwood Post Office (historical)}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.75|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|35.46|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.29|sqmi|km2|2}} (0.81%) 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]]| access-date = November 7, 2020|page=37 Michigan}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 997 people, 398 households, and 278 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|28.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 570 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.70% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.71% of the population.

There were 398 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 24.4% 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 2.51 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,816, and the median income for a family was $40,688. Males had a median income of $31,417 versus $19,479 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,230.  About 9.0% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 10.6% 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]]