Editing Lebanon Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Lebanon Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
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| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Lebanon Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| image_map          = Lebanon Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] (red) and an administered portion of the village of [[Hubbardston, Michigan|Hubbardston]] (pink)

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Gregory Armbrustmacher
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Daniel Smith
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 91.69
| area_land_km2      = 90.91
| area_water_km2     = 0.78
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.40
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.10
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.30

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 597
| population_density_km2 = 
| 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        = 197
| elevation_ft       = 646
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|04|18|N|84|47|28|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48835 ([[Fowler, Michigan|Fowler]])<br>48845 ([[Hubbardston, Michigan|Hubbardston]])<br>48873 ([[Pewamo, Michigan|Pewamo]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-46580<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        = 1626597<ref>{{gnis|1626597}}</ref>
| website            = 
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}}
'''Lebanon Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 597 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lebanon_township,_Clinton_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2603746580 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''[[Hubbardston, Michigan|Hubbardston]]''' is a village partially located within Lebanon Township.  The majority of the village is across the county line in [[North Plains Township, Michigan|North Plains Township]] in [[Ionia County, Michigan|Ionia County]] to the west. 
*'''Matherton''' is an unincorporated community just south of Hubbardston along the county line at {{Coord|43|04|06|N|84|50|13|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|631733|Matherton, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.30|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.85%) is water.<ref name="CENS">{{cite web |date=September 2012 |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |accessdate=February 28, 2021 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=19 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

Lebanon Township occupies the northwest corner of Clinton County and is bordered by Ionia County to the west and [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot County]] to the north. The [[Maple River (Grand River)|Maple River]], a tributary of the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]], flows across the northern part of the township from east to west.  The township contains portions of the [[Maple River State Game Area]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 705 people, 219 households, and 183 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|19.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 225 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 99.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 219 households, out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.59.

In the township the population was spread out, with 35.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $53,854. Males had a median income of $40,833 versus $26,538 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,640. About 6.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Clinton County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Clinton County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area]]