Editing Manchester Township, Michigan

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

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|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = Township Hall in the city of [[Manchester, Michigan|Manchester]]
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|pushpin_label            = Manchester Township
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|pushpin_map_caption      = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw 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        = [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Ron Milkey
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Danell Proctor
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1837

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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 100.39
|area_land_km2            = 98.06
|area_water_km2           = 2.33
|area_total_sq_mi         = 38.76
|area_land_sq_mi          = 37.86
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.90

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 4626
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 122.2

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
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|elevation_m              = 298
|elevation_ft             = 978
|coordinates              = {{coord|42|07|00|N|84|03|00|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48158 ([[Manchester, Michigan|Manchester]])<br>49236 ([[Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan|Clinton]])<br>49287 ([[Franklin Township, Lenawee County, Michigan|Tipton]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 734|734]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-50680<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              = 1626665<ref>{{GNIS|1626665}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.twp-manchester.org/|Official website}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Manchester Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 4,626 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], although the population is less now after the village of [[Manchester, Michigan|Manchester]], which was within the boundaries of the township, incorporated as an autonomous city in 2023.

==Communities==
* '''Elba''' is a historic community located within the township.  Elba had its own post office from May 7, 1834 until February 15, 1853.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=178}}
* '''[[Manchester, Michigan|Manchester]]''' was a village located in the northeast portion of the township.  The village gained self-autonomy when it incorporated as a city in 2023.
* '''Spike''' is the name of a former post office that operated within the township briefly from February 16, 1895 until March 19, 1896.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=530}}  It appeared in Section 20 of an 1895 map of Manchester Township.<ref>{{cite web|last=Historic Map Works, LLC.|url=http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/57644/Manchester+Township/Washtenaw+County+1895/Michigan/|title=Manchester Township From Washtenaw County 1895|date=2022|accessdate=July 12, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|38.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|37.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (2.32%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Manchester township, Washtenaw County, Michigan| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=July 10, 2012}}</ref>

Manchester Township contains portions of two state parks.  The township contains {{convert|405|acres|sqkm}} of the [[Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve]], which also extends west into [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation|title= Watkins Lake State Park & County Preserve |url= https://www.washtenaw.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Watkins-Lake-State-Park-County-Preserve-28 |date=2022 |accessdate= July 14, 2022}}</ref>  The township also contains a very small portion of [[Hayes State Park]] surrounding Round Lake in the southwest corner of the county.<ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Department of Natural Resources]]|url=https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=454&type=SPRK#map-tab|title=Hayes State Park map|date=2022|accessdate=July 20, 2022}}</ref>  The River Raisin flows through the northeast corner of the township.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|12|name1=West Michigan Avenue}} forms a portions of the southern boundary of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|52}} runs south–north along the eastern edge of the township and through the village of [[Manchester, Michigan|Manchester]]

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,102 people, 1,617 households, and 1,151 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|107.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,718 housing units at an average density of {{convert|45.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.46% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 1,617 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,847, and the median income for a family was $62,786. Males had a median income of $50,625 versus $30,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $27,038.  About 3.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Manchester Township is served by three separate public school districts.  Most of the township is served by [[Manchester Community Schools]].  The southeast portion of the township is served by [[Clinton Community Schools]] in [[Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan|Clinton]] in [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]], while the southwest corner of the township is served by [[Columbia School District (Michigan)|Columbia School District]] to the west in [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson 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==
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Image:Manchester_Township_AMI_Manchester.JPG|{{center|AMI Manchester stamping plant}}
Image:Manchester_Township_Community_Bible_Church.JPG|{{center|Community Bible Church}}
Image:Manchester_Township_Farm.JPG|{{center|Farmland on Sharon Hollow 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=178, 530}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Manchester Township, Michigan}}
*[http://twp-manchester.org Manchester Township official website]

{{Washtenaw County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Washtenaw County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:1837 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1837]]