Editing Leonidas Township, Michigan

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'''Leonidas Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[St. Joseph County, Michigan|St. Joseph County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,161 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Leonidas_township,_St._Joseph_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2614947020 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Settlers from New York came here in 1831. James and Robert Cowen built a mill along Nottawa Creek in this township in 1832 at a site called '''Cowen's Mills'''.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=136}} A village of Leonidas was platted in 1846.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=325}}

Another place called '''Factoryville''' was established around a sawmill on Nottawa Creek in 1839. A woolen factory was added to this site in 1842. It had a post office from 1888 until 1907.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=189}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}} (1.38%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,239 people, 407 households, and 326 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|34.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 432 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.48% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.29% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 407 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 15.5% 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 3.04 and the average family size was 3.41.

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,417, and the median income for a family was $47,321. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $21,488 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $14,983. About 8.6% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

==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-year= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan }}

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[[Category:Townships in St. Joseph County, Michigan]]
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