Editing Howard Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Howard Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan
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| pushpin_label      = Howard Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Howard Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Cass County, Michigan|Cass County]]

<!-- 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  = [[Cass County, Michigan|Cass]]

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| leader_title       = Supervisor
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 91.4
| area_land_km2      = 89.4
| area_water_km2     = 2.0
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_sq_mi   = <!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 6275
| population_density_km2 = auto
| 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        = 231
| elevation_ft       = 758
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|51|06|N|86|10|41|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49031, 49047, 49112, 49120
| area_code          = [[Area code 269|269]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-39480<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212221153/http://factfinder.census.gov/main.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626494<ref>{{gnis|1626494}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.howardtwp.org/|Official website}}
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'''Howard Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Cass County, Michigan|Cass County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 6,275 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Howard township, Cass County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Howard_township,_Cass_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2602739480 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
Howard Township is located in southwestern Cass County, bordered by [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]] and the city of [[Niles, Michigan|Niles]] to the west. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|91.4|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|89.4|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.0|km2|disp=flip}}, or 2.17%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602739480| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212145002/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602739480| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Howard township, Cass County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 28, 2014}}</ref> Barron Lake, near the center of the township, is the largest body of water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|2000= 6309
|2010= 6207
|2020= 6275
|footnote=<ref name="2020 census"/><ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="GR2" />
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,309 people, 2,472 households, and 1,846 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|181.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,663 housing units at an average density of {{convert|76.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 93.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There were 2,472 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,477, and the median income for a family was $47,382. Males had a median income of $36,098 versus $23,780 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,429.  About 4.6% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://howardtwp.org/ Howard Township official website]

{{Cass County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Cass County, Michigan]]
[[Category:South Bend – Mishawaka metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]