Editing Leavitt Township, Michigan

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'''Leavitt Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Oceana County, Michigan|Oceana County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 911 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Leavitt_township,_Oceana_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2612746560 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is a primarily agricultural area, with [[Walkerville, Michigan|Walkerville]] being the only village within the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|35.3|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}} of it (1.75%) is water.

==Communities==
*Bird is an unincorporated community in Leavitt Township. It was settled by European Americans in 1866 and had a US post office from 1872 until 1890.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=63}}

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 845 people, 309 households, and 232 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|24.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 418 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 89.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.68% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.72% of the population.

There were 309 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 21.4% 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 2.73 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,179, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $31,761 versus $20,917 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $13,570.  About 13.1% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
Originally part of Elbridge Township, Leavitt Township was separated and named for Hazen Leavitt, the first settler in the area, who arrived in 1864. A descendant of [[Thomas Leavitt (settler)|Thomas Leavitt]], one of the first English settlers of [[New Hampshire]], Hazen Leavitt was born in Percy, [[Coos County, New Hampshire]]. The following year settlers David Lampson and John Henning arrived, likely with their families.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-FPXEGRo-YC&dq=leavitt+michigan+history&pg=PA322 322]}}

By the 21st century, the rural area was known for its asparagus crops. It has attracted Hispanic workers in agriculture.

==References==
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===Sources===
*{{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 |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn=081431838X |location=Detroit, Michigan |id={{ISBN|978-0814318386}} }}

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[[Category:Townships in Oceana County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1864]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]