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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Jordan Township, Michigan | settlement_type = [[Civil township]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | pushpin_map = Michigan#USA | pushpin_label_position = bottom<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_label = Jordan Township | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan | pushpin_mapsize = | image_map = Jordan Township, MI location.png | mapsize = 250 | map_caption = Location within [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim 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 = [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim]] <!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Supervisor | leader_name = Suzan 'Sue' Falco | leader_title1 = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]] | leader_name1 = Amy Smith | leader_title2 = [[Municipal treasurer|Treasurer]] | leader_name2 = Rebekah Meads | established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 91.2 | area_land_km2 = 90.9 | area_water_km2 = 0.4 | 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 = 887 | 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 = 261 | elevation_ft = 856 | coordinates = {{coord|45|04|35|N|85|03|15|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]] | postal_code = 49659 ([[Mancelona, Michigan|Mancelona]])<br>49712 ([[Boyne City, Michigan|Boyne City]])<br>49727 ([[East Jordan, Michigan|East Jordan]]) | area_code = [[Area code 231|231]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 26-41960<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 = 1626544<ref>{{gnis|1626544}}</ref> | website = {{URL|http://www.jordantwp.org/|Official website}} | footnotes = }} '''Jordan Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 887 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Jordan township, Antrim County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Jordan_township,_Antrim_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600941960 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|91.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|90.9|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.41%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600941960| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212154854/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600941960| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jordan township, Antrim County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 11, 2013}}</ref> ==Communities== '''Chestonia''' {{coord|45|03|37|N|85|04|39|W}} was a town that once stood near the present-day junction of [[M-66 (Michigan highway)|M-66]] and East Old State Road. The town was founded when the [[Detroit and Charlevoix Railroad]] built a station at the town site. A post office was built near the depot and continued to operate until the 1960s. Today, Chestonia is but a ghost of its former self. No structures from the original town still stand, and the railroad grade is barely noticeable through the overgrowth of trees and weeds. ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 875 people, 323 households, and 240 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|24.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 433 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 96.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.83% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.69% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.14% of the population. There were 323 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.08. In the township the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $38,229, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $29,886 versus $18,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,420. About 10.6% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130914195120/http://jordantownship.org/ Jordan Township official website] {{Antrim County, Michigan}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Townships in Antrim County, Michigan]] [[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
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