Editing Leoni Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Leoni Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Leoni Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] (red) and the administered [[Michigan Center, Michigan|Michigan Center]] community (pink)

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| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson]]

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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Howard Linnabary
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Kerry Pickett
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 51.22
| area_land_sq_mi    = 48.54
| area_water_sq_mi   = 2.68

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 13847
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| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
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| elevation_m        = 302
| elevation_ft       = 991
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|15|17|N|84|18|43|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49201–49203 ([[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]])<br>49240 ([[Grass Lake, Michigan|Grass Lake]])<br>49254 ([[Michigan Center, Michigan|Michigan Center]])<br>49259 ([[Munith, Michigan|Munith]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 517|517]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-46980<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        = 1626605<ref>{{gnis|1626605}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.leonitownship.com/|Official website}}
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'''Leoni Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 13,847 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Leoni_township,_Jackson_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2607546980 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
* '''Leoni''' is a small [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the southeastern part of the township, {{convert|7|mi|0}} east of [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], the [[county seat]].
* '''[[Michigan Center, Michigan|Michigan Center]]''' is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in the southwestern part of the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|51.22|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|48.54|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|2.68|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (5.23%) 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=May 1, 2020 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=26 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

Center Lake is on the township's southern boundary and is adjacent to Michigan Center. Gilletts Lake, Brill Lake, and Goose Lake are in the central region of the township. The Portage River runs close to the northern border of the township. The entire township is part of the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] watershed.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 13,459 people, 5,240 households, and 3,825 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|274.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 5,568 housing units at an average density of {{convert|113.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.82% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.62% of the population.

There were 5,240 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 21.8% 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 2.56 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,551, and the median income for a family was $47,032. Males had a median income of $38,306 versus $27,870 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,329.  About 6.5% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.leonitownship.com/ Leoni Township official website]

{{Jackson County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Jackson County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]