Editing Larkin Charter Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Larkin Township, Michigan
|official_name            = Larkin Charter Township
|settlement_type          = [[Charter township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|map_caption              = Location within [[Midland County, Michigan|Midland County]] and the state of Michigan
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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        = [[Midland County, Michigan|Midland]]

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|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Maria Sandow
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Sandra Reardon
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1879

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US2611146160&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Larkin charter township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 5331
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|population_density_sq_mi = 166.6

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_ft             = 682
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 48642 ([[Midland, Michigan|Midland]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
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|blank_info               = 26-111-46160<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>
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|website                  = {{URL|www.larkintownship.org}}
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'''Larkin Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[Midland County, Michigan|Midland County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 5,331 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Geography==
The township is in eastern Midland County, bordered to the south by the city of [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]], the [[county seat]], and to the east by [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay County]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|32.06|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|32.00|sqmi|km2|2}} are land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|km2|2}}, or 0.20%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The west side of the township is drained by Sturgeon Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the [[Tittabawassee River]] and part of the [[Saginaw River]] watershed, while the east side is drained by tributaries of the [[Kawkawlin River]], which flows east to [[Lake Huron]] just north of the mouth of the Saginaw.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 210
|1890= 877
|1900= 702
|1910= 777
|1920= 808
|1930= 845
|1940= 1068
|1950= 1451
|1960= 2032
|1970= 2509
|1980= 3303
|1990= 3588
|2000= 4514
|2010= 5136
|2020= 5331
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.html|title=Decennial Census Official Publications|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,514 people, 1,502 households, and 1,288 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|137.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,542 housing units at an average density of {{convert|47.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.96% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.84% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.09% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 1,502 households, out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 12.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $80,177, and the median income for a family was $91,053. Males had a median income of $72,104 versus $31,108 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $29,996.  About 1.3% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|www.larkintownship.org}}

{{Midland County, Michigan}}

[[Category:Townships in Midland County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:1879 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1879]]