Editing Laird Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Laird Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Entering_Nisula_on_M-38_westbound.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Community of [[Nisula, Michigan|Nisula]] along [[M-38 (Michigan highway)|M-38]]
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label      = Laird Township
| pushpin_label_position = right<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Laird Township, MI location2.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton County]]
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| map_caption1       = <!-- 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  = [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Patrick McLaren
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 490.5
| area_land_km2      = 487.1
| area_water_km2     = 3.4
| area_total_sq_mi   = 189.4
| area_land_sq_mi    = 188.1
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.3

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 487
| 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        = 314
| elevation_ft       = 1030
| coordinates        = {{coord|46|42|41|N|88|47|55|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49952 ([[Nisula, Michigan|Nisula]])<br>49958 ([[Pelkie, Michigan|Pelkie]])<br>49961 ([[Sidnaw, Michigan|Sidnaw]])<br>49965 ([[Toivola, Michigan|Toivola]])<br>49967 ([[Interior Township, Michigan|Trout Creek]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 906|906]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-44220<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        = 1626571<ref>{{gnis|1626571}}</ref>
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Laird Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 487 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Laird_township,_Houghton_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2606144220 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Alston''' is an unincorporated community in the township at {{Coord|46|46|06|N|88|45|11|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1619016|Alston}}</ref> It began with a rural post office named '''Laird''' in August 1887. The office was closed in October 1888 but was restored in November 1888. When J.V. Alston became postmaster in April 1902, the community and post office were renamed for him. The office continued to operate until June 1957.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>
*'''Bishop''' is an unincorporated community in the township.
*'''Motley''' is an unincorporated community in the township.
*'''[[Nisula, Michigan|Nisula]]''' is an unincorporated community in the township.
*'''Pori''', also sometimes called "Plato," is an unincorporated community in the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|189.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|188.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}} (0.69%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 634 people, 253 households, and 170 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|3.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 436 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 94.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.79% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.16% of the population. 60.1% were of [[Finnish people|Finnish]], 13.7% [[Germans|German]] and 5.3% [[French people|French]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].

There were 253 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% 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 3.12.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,333, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $29,659 versus $20,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $14,728.  About 3.6% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notes==
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{{Houghton County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Houghton County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Houghton micropolitan area, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]