Editing Lyndon Township, Michigan

{{distinguish|London Township, Michigan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Lyndon Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Lyndon Township Hall (Michigan).jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Lyndon Township Hall and Fire Department
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label      = Lyndon 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          = Lyndon 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        = Pam Byrnes
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Linda Reilly
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1836

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 90.91
| area_land_km2      = 83.09
| area_water_km2     = 7.82
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.10
| area_land_sq_mi    = 32.02
| area_water_sq_mi   = 3.08

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2656
| 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        = 309
| elevation_ft       = 1014
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|23|14|N|84|04|11|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48118 ([[Chelsea, Michigan|Chelsea]])<br>48137 ([[Gregory, Michigan|Gregory]])<br>49285 ([[Stockbridge, Michigan|Stockbridge]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 734|734]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-49780<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626648<ref>{{gnis|1626648}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://lyndontownshipmi.gov/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Lyndon Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,656 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lyndon_township,_Washtenaw_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2616149780 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
* '''Collins Plains''' is a former settlement named after brothers Josiah and Harrison Collins, who settled here in 1833.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=126}}
* '''Iron Creek''' is a historic settlement located within the township.  A post office operated in Iron Creek from February 8, 1840 until June 25, 1859.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=286}}
* '''Lyndon Center''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located along [[M-52 (Michigan highway)|M-52]] within the center of the township at {{coord|42|22|53|N|84|04|59|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617692|Lyndon Center, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
The township is located in the northwest corner of Washtenaw County. According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|32.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|3.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (8.60%) 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=August 4, 2021 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=44 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

The township contains numerous lakes and also has the westernmost boundary of the [[Waterloo State Recreation Area]], and [[Pinckney State Recreation Area]] has its western boundaries within the township.  The [[Border-to-Border Trail]] runs through the township and has its western terminus near the township hall.<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>  A small southern portion of the Unadilla State Wildlife Area extends into Lyndon Township.<ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Department of Natural Resources]]|url=https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/sga/Unadilla_SWA_map.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205142702/https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/sga/Unadilla_SWA_map.pdf |archive-date=2021-12-05 |url-status=live|title=Sharonville State Game Area|date=30 March 2016|accessdate=July 17, 2022}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|52|name1=Stockbridge Chelsea Road}} runs diagonally southeast–northwest through the township.

==Demographics==
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,728 people, 877 households and 697 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|85.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,055 housing units at an average density of {{convert|32.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 89.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.49% of the population.

There were 877 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% 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 3.07.

23.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 141.6 males.

The [[median household income]] was $71,595 and the median family income was $77,326. Males had a median income of $48,372 and females $30,054. The [[per capita income]] was $26,297. About 0.6% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Lyndon Township is served by two public school districts.  The majority of the township is served by [[Chelsea School District]] to the southeast in [[Chelsea, Michigan|Chelsea]].  Small portions of the northern portion of the township are served by [[Stockbridge Community Schools]] to the northeast in [[Stockbridge, Michigan|Stockbridge]] in [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County]].<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:Lyndon_Township_Hall.JPG|{{center|Former Lyndon Township Hall}}
Image:Lyndon_Township_Farm.JPG|{{center|Farmland on N. Territorial Road}}
Image:Green_Lake_(Washtenaw_County,_Michigan).jpg|{{center|[[Green Lake (Washtenaw County, Michigan)|Green Lake]]}}
</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=126, 286}}

==External links==
*[https://lyndontownshipmi.gov/ Lyndon Township official website]

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