Editing Inverness Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Inverness Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| image_caption      = Inverness Township Hall
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| pushpin_label      = Inverness Township
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| image_map          = Iverness Township, MI location 2020.png
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]]
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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan]]

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| area_total_km2     = 96.3
| area_land_km2      = 87.7
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 2159
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
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| elevation_m        = 216
| elevation_ft       = 709
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|35|19|N|84|32|37|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49721, 49761
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-40820<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        = 1626519<ref>{{gnis|1626519}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.invernesstownship.com|Official website}}
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'''Inverness Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,159 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Inverness_township,_Cheboygan_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2603140820 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It was named after [[Inverness]] in Scotland.<ref>{{cite book |url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title = The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher = Government Printing Office |last = Gannett |first = Henry |year = 1905 |pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n164 165] }}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Geyersville''' was the name of a rural post office in Inverness Township during 1877 and 1878.<ref>{{cite book |first1 = Walter |last1 = Romig |title = Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series = Great Lakes Books Series |date = 1986 |publisher = [[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location = Detroit |page = 221 }}</ref>
*'''Mullett Lake''' is an [[unincorporated community]] on the northwest shore of [[Mullett Lake]] at {{Coord|45|33|43|N|84|31|32|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Mullett Lake, Michigan|}}.<ref>{{gnis|633105|Mullett Lake, Michigan}}</ref> It is on [[M-27 (Michigan highway)|M-27]], about 6 miles southwest of [[Cheboygan, Michigan|Cheboygan]]. The Mullett Lake [[ZIP code]] 49761 provides P.O. box only service to the area.<ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup], United States Postal Service</ref>
*'''Riggsville''' is the name of a community named after the Riggs Family.  Justice of the Peace Francis Stead married Lydia Riggs and lived there along with many family members and others.

==Geography==
Inverness Township is located in northern Cheboygan County and is bordered by the city of [[Cheboygan, Michigan|Cheboygan]], the county seat, on the northeast. The southeast corner of the township is in [[Mullett Lake]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|96.3|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|87.7|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|8.7|km2|disp=flip}}, or 8.99%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Inverness township, Cheboygan County, Michigan |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603140820 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143610/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603140820 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,278 people, 914 households, and 659 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|67.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,226 housing units at an average density of {{convert|36.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 95.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.04% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.89% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 914 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,121, and the median income for a family was $44,653. Males had a median income of $29,821 versus $19,798 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $21,921.  About 3.8% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.invernesstownship.com/ Inverness Township official website]

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