Editing Howell Township, Michigan

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Howell Township, Michigan
| official_name      = 
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Howell Township hall (Michigan).jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Howell 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      = Howell Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Michigan##Location in the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Howell Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston 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  = [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Mike Coddington
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Jean Graham
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1836

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 82.9
| area_land_km2      = 82.4
| area_water_km2     = 0.6
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_sq_mi   = <!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 7893
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = 
| population_metro   = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 276
| elevation_ft       = 906
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|37|55|N|83|58|10|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48836 ([[Fowlerville, Michigan|Fowlerville]])<br>48843, 48844, 48855 ([[Howell, Michigan|Howell]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 517|517]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-39560<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        = 1626496<ref>{{gnis|1626496}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|howelltownshipmi.org}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Howell Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 7,893 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Howell_township,_Livingston_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2609339560 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> up from 6,702 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0600000US2609339560&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Howell township, Livingston County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=March 18, 2020}}</ref> The township is bordered on the southeast by the city of [[Howell, Michigan|Howell]], but the two are administered autonomously.

==Communities==
*'''Fleming''' is an unincorporated community at Fleming and Warner roads and Grand River Avenue ({{Coord|42|38|37|N|84|00|48|W|}}).<ref>{{gnis|1626496|Fleming, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
Howell Township is in central Livingston County, on the north and west sides of the city of Howell, the [[county seat]]. [[Interstate 96]] passes through the southern part of the township, with access from Exit 133 (Highway [[M-59 (Michigan highway)|M-59]]). I-96 leads west {{convert|33|mi}} to [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] and southeast {{convert|57|mi}} to [[Detroit]], while M-59 leads east {{convert|37|mi}} to [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|82.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|82.4|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.6|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.70%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_26.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Michigan| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=March 18, 2020}}</ref> The eastern part of the township is within the [[Shiawassee River]] watershed, draining north to [[Saginaw Bay]], while the western part drains to the [[Red Cedar River (Michigan)|Red Cedar River]], flowing west to the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] and [[Lake Michigan]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,679 people, 1,902 households, and 1,565 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|179.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,993 housing units at an average density of {{convert|62.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.30% 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 1.07% of the population.

There were 1,902 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,114, and the median income for a family was $67,034. Males had a median income of $50,744 versus $28,958 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $23,840.  About 1.4% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Michigan}}
* [http://howell-mi-twp.org/ Howell Township official website]

{{Livingston County, Michigan}}

{{authority control}}

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