Editing James Township, Michigan

{{distinguish|Jamestown Charter Township, Michigan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = James Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = 
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = 
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = James Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = James Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] (red) and an administered portion of the [[Shields, Michigan|Shields]] community (pink)
| 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  = [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Edward Hak
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = James Gray
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 50.5
| area_land_km2      = 47.0
| area_water_km2     = 3.5
| area_total_sq_mi   = 19.5
| area_land_sq_mi    = 18.2
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.4

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1792
| population_density_km2 = auto
| 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        = 177
| elevation_ft       = 581
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|21|13|N|84|03|22|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48601, 48602, 48609 ([[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]])<br>48655 ([[St. Charles, Michigan|St. Charles]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-41480<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        = 1626536<ref>{{gnis|1626536}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.jamestownship.org/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
| name               = 
}}
'''James Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,792 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/James_township,_Saginaw_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2614541480 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
* [[Swan Creek, Michigan|Swan Creek]] is an unincorporated community on the border with [[Swan Creek Township, Michigan|Swan Creek Township]] at Swan Creek and Van Wormer Roads.<ref name="scm">[http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SAGINAW_COUNTY_125303_7.pdf Saginaw County Map.] J. Shively.  State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Geographic Information.  September 2007.</ref>
* A small portion of [[Shields, Michigan|Shields]], a [[census-designated place]], extends into James Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US2673560&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en Shields CDP, Michigan Reference Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212041712/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US2673560&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en |date=2020-02-12 }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|19.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|18.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}} (6.92%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,930 people, 745 households, and 578 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|106.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 763 housing units at an average density of {{convert|42.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.05% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.16% of the population.

There were 745 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,286, and the median income for a family was $59,922. Males had a median income of $42,469 versus $27,371 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,340.  About 3.1% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Saginaw County, Michigan}}

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