Editing Litchfield Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Litchfield Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Litchfield Township Hall
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|pushpin_label          =Litchfield Township
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County]]

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|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        = [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=48000|title=Litchfield Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan|date=2022|accessdate=December 25, 2022}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Tamara Dow
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Vicki Heckel
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1837

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|area_total_km2           = 85.60
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 33.05
|area_land_sq_mi          = 32.97
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.08

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1029
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 31.2

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_m              = 320
|elevation_ft             = 1050
|coordinates              = {{coord|42|01|37|N|84|46|06|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49227 ([[Allen, Michigan|Allen]])<br>49252 ([[Litchfield, Michigan|Litchfield]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 517|517]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-48000<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              = 1626629<ref>{{GNIS|1626629}}</ref>
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'''Litchfield Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 1,029 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

The city of [[Litchfield, Michigan|Litchfield]] is surrounded by the township, but the two are administered autonomously since Litchfield incorporated as a city in 1970.<ref name=NCTA>{{cite web|last=North Country Trail Association|url=https://northcountrytrail.org/our-work/trail-towns/litchfield/|title=Trail Town: Litchfield|date=2022|accessdate=December 17, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|33.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|32.97|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.24%) is water.

The [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River]] flows through the township, and the [[North Country Trail]] also travels through the township.<ref name=NCTA/>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|49}} enters the township from the south and has its northern terminus in the city of [[Litchfield, Michigan|Litchfield]].
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|99}} runs through the northeast portion of the township through the city of Litchfield.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 969 people, 357 households, and 285 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|29.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 382 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.62% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.55% of the population.

There were 357 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,153, and the median income for a family was $45,385. Males had a median income of $36,083 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,625.  About 5.8% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The township is served by four separate public school districts.  The vast majority of the township is served by [[Litchfield Community Schools]].  The southeast corner of the township is served by [[Jonesville Community Schools]] in [[Jonesville, Michigan|Jonesville]].  A small portion of the northwest corner of the township is served by [[Homer Community Schools]] to the northwest in [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]].  A very small portion of the southwest corner of the township is served by the [[Quincy Community School District]] to the west in [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=https://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_HILLSDALE%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Hillsdale County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=December 25, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Hillsdale County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Hillsdale County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1837]]
[[Category:1837 establishments in Michigan]]