Editing Hulbert Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Hulbert Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| image_skyline      = Hulbert Township, Michigan.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Hulbert Township Hall in [[Hulbert, Michigan|Hulbert]]
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = 
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label      = Hulbert Township
| pushpin_label_position = left <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Hulbert Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Chippewa County, Michigan|Chippewa County]]
| 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  = [[Chippewa County, Michigan|Chippewa]]
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| government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=39860|title=Hulbert Township, Chippewa County, Michigan|date=2024|accessdate=October 11, 2024}}</ref>
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Todd Davis
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Cynthia Dewitt
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1888
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 186.01
| area_land_km2      = 183.50
| area_water_km2     = 2.51
| area_total_sq_mi   = 71.82
| area_land_sq_mi    = 70.85
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.97
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 171
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 2.41
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 224
| elevation_ft       = 735
| coordinates        = {{coord|46|19|13|N|85|09|57|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49728 ([[Chippewa Township, Chippewa County, Michigan|Eckerman]])<br>49748 ([[Hulbert, Michigan|Hulbert]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 906|906]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-39860<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        = 1626502<ref>{{gnis|1626502}}</ref>
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Hulbert Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Chippewa County, Michigan|Chippewa County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 171 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], which ranks it as the least-populated municipality in Chippewa County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Hulbert_township,_Chippewa_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2603339860 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Hulbert, Michigan (October 2024).jpg|thumb|left|250px|Unincorporated community of [[Hulbert, Michigan|Hulbert]] looking north along S. Maple Street]]
Hulbert Township is located in western [[Chippewa]] County on the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan]]. The township is bordered to the west by [[Luce County, Michigan|Luce County]] and to the south by [[Mackinac County, Michigan|Mackinac County]]. Highway [[M-28 (Michigan highway)|M-28]] crosses the township, leading east towards [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan|Sault Ste. Marie]] and west towards [[Newberry, Michigan|Newberry]]. The unincorporated community of '''Hulbert''' is located {{Convert|1.5|mi}} north of M-28 along the former [[Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|186.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|183.5|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.5|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.35%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hulbert township, Chippewa County, Michigan |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603339860 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212145003/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603339860 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=September 24, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref> The largest water body is [[Hulbert Lake]] in the eastern part of the township south of M-28, and extending east into [[Chippewa Township, Chippewa County, Michigan|Chippewa Township]]. Much of the township is part of [[Lake Superior State Forest]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 211 people, 89 households, and 59 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|3.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 224 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 93.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 3.32% from two or more races.

There were 89 households, out of which 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.67.

In the township the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 28.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 129.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 137.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $24,286, and the median income for a family was $30,833. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $11,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $13,624.  About 19.0% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.0% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Chippewa County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Chippewa County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1888]]
[[Category:1888 establishments in Michigan]]