Editing Leslie Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Leslie Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Leslie Township, Michigan.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Leslie Township Offices
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Leslie Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Leslie Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County]]

<!-- 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  = [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Dallas Henney
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Lynn Lankton
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1836

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 90.78
| area_land_km2      = 90.39
| area_water_km2     = 0.39
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.05
| area_land_sq_mi    = 34.90
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.15

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2305
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 66.0

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 289
| elevation_ft       = 948
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|27|57|N|84|25|23|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48854 ([[Mason, Michigan|Mason]])<br>49251 ([[Leslie, Michigan|Leslie]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 517|517]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-47200<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        = 1626611<ref>{{gnis|1626611}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.leslietownship.org/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Leslie Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,305 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Leslie_township,_Ingham_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2606547200 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The township completely surrounds the city of [[Leslie, Michigan|Leslie]], but the two are administered autonomously. The township was officially organized and recognized December 30, 1837.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A MICHIGAN SESQUICENTENNIAL HISTORY OF INGHAM COUNTY |url=https://docs.ingham.org/Department/BOC/Appointed_Boards/Historical_Commission/Michigan%20Sesquicentennial%20History%20of%20Ingham%20County.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.05|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|34.90|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.15|sqmi|km2|2}} (0.43%) 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=January 4, 2021 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=25 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

[[Sycamore Creek (Michigan)|Sycamore Creek]] has its headwaters in the township.<ref>[http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed 2015-09-23</ref>

The highest point in Ingham County, [[Teaspoon Hill]], is in Leslie Township just off of Covert Rd near [[U.S. Route 127 in Michigan|US-127]]. It is just over 1,000' above sea level.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,327 people, 855 households, and 670 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|66.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 879 housing units at an average density of {{convert|25.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.03% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.72% of the population.

There were 855 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,476, and the median income for a family was $58,789. Males had a median income of $43,068 versus $28,510 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $23,179.  About 4.4% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.leslietownship.org/ Leslie Township]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060519163143/http://www.cadl.org/hours_locations/LE.htm Leslie Branch of the Capital Area District Library]

{{Ingham County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Ingham County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1836]]
[[Category:1836 establishments in Michigan Territory]]