Editing Lima Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Lima Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Lima_Township_Hall.JPG
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Township Hall on Jackson Road
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label      = Lima Township
| pushpin_label_position = left <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Lima Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]]
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = <!-- 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  = [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Bill VanRiper
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Ann Kwaske
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1832

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 91.17
| area_land_km2      = 89.43
| area_water_km2     = 1.74
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.20
| area_land_sq_mi    = 34.53
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.67

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 4024
| 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        = 269
| elevation_ft       = 883
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|17|55|N|83|57|57|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48103 ([[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]])<br>48118 ([[Chelsea, Michigan|Chelsea]])<br>48130 ([[Dexter, Michigan|Dexter]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 734|734]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-47460<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        = 1626616<ref>{{gnis|1626616}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.limatownshipmi.gov/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Lima Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 4,024 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lima_township,_Washtenaw_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2616147460 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
* '''Fourmile Lake''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located within the township near the lake of the same name at {{coord|42|19|30|N|83|58|00|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617569|Fourmile Lake, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''Jerusalem''' is an unincorporated community located within the township at {{coord|42|16|29|N|83|58|55|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|629268|Jerusalem, Michigan}}</ref>  The settlement was platted and named New Jerusalem by John Bingham who built a sawmill along Mill Creek in 1832.  Eventually, it was shortened to the name Jerusalem.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=292}}
* '''Lima Center''' is an unincorporated community located in the center of the township at {{coord|42|17|45|N|83|57|27|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|630413|Lima Center}}</ref>  William Lemmon purchased the first plot of land here in 1825 when the area was still part of [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] in the [[Michigan Territory]] until Washtenaw County was established in 1829.  Lima Township was organized in 1832, and the settlement became known as Lima Center due to its central location within the new township.  A post office under the name Mill Creek opened on February 12, 1833.  The post office was soon renamed Lima on May 2, 1834.  Mill Creek opened a separate post office aside from Lima from September 29, 1834 until April 28, 1836.  The settlement was documented as Mill Creek when it was platted in 1838.  The Lima post office remained in operation until August 15, 1901.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=328}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|34.53|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.67|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (1.90%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lima township, Washtenaw County, Michigan| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=July 10, 2012}}</ref>

The [[Border-to-Border Trail]] runs through the township.<ref>{{cite web|last=Border to Border|url=https://b2btrail.org/explore-the-trail/|title=Explore the Border to Border Trail|date=2022|accessdate=July 12, 2022}}</ref>  The Chelsea State Game Area is located in the northern portion of the township.<ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Department of Natural Resources]]|url=https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/sga/Chelsea_SGA_map.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927143512/https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/sga/Chelsea_SGA_map.pdf |archive-date=2020-09-27 |url-status=live|title=Chelsea State Game Area|date=13 August 2015|accessdate=July 22, 2022}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|I|94}} runs east–west through the center of the township.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2020, there were 4,024 people, 1,168 households, and 954 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|89.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,198 housing units at an average density of {{convert|33.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.59% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 1,168 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $68,531, and the median income for a family was $75,551. Males had a median income of $60,096 versus $35,288 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $30,220.  About 1.0% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Lima Township is served by two public school districts.  The majority of the township is served by [[Chelsea School District]] to the west in the city of [[Chelsea, Michigan|Chelsea]], and the eastern portion of the township is served by [[Dexter Community School District]] to the east in [[Dexter, Michigan|Dexter]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WASHTENAW%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821052228/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WASHTENAW%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=live|title=Washtenaw County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=July 22, 2021}}</ref>

==Images==
<gallery widths="220px" heights="125px" perrow="3">
Image:Lima_Township_Saint_Vladimir_Church.JPG|{{center|[[Vladimir I of Kiev|St. Vladimir]] of Kiev Orthodox Church}}
Image:Lima_Township_Stivers_Restaurant.JPG|{{center|Stivers Restaurant on Fletcher Road}}
Image:Lima_Township_White_Farm_on_Haist_Road.JPG|{{center|Farmland along Haist Road}}
</gallery>

==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 = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| pages=292, 328}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Lima Township, Michigan}}
*[https://www.twp-lima.org/ Lima Township official website]

{{Washtenaw County, Michigan}}

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