Editing Manistee Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Manistee Township, Michigan
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| postal_code        = 49660 ([[Manistee, Michigan|Manistee]])<br/>49626 ([[Eastlake, Michigan|Eastlake]])<br/>49675 ([[Onekama, Michigan|Onekama]])
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'''Manistee Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Manistee County, Michigan|Manistee County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 4,022 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

== Communities ==
* The city of [[Manistee, Michigan|Manistee]] borders the township to the southwest.
* The village of [[Eastlake, Michigan|Eastlake]] is in the southwest corner of the township.
* [[Parkdale, Michigan|'''Parkdale''']] is an [[unincorporated community]] in the southwest part of the township, on the northern edge of [[Manistee Lake]] where the [[Manistee River]] enters the lake. It is at {{coord|44|16|03|N|86|18|10|W|}} on [[U.S. Route 31 in Michigan|US 31]], near the junction with [[M-55 (Michigan highway)|M-55]] on northern boundary of the Manistee city limits.<ref>{{gnis|634378|Parkdale, Michigan}}</ref>  From 1927 until 2003, Parkdale was the southern terminus of [[M-110 (Michigan highway)|M-110]].<ref>[http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwys100-119.html#M-110 M-110 at Michigan Highways]</ref> The community had a rural post office from April 1897 to September 1898 and again from October 1898 to April 1900.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Manistee Township has a total area of {{convert|48.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|44.4|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}}, or 7.92%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The [[Manistee River]] crosses the southern part of the township, flowing into [[Manistee Lake]] at the southwest border.

=== Major highways ===
* {{jct|US|31|state=MI}} follows a southwest–northeast route in the township.
* {{jct|M|55|state=MI}} has its western terminus in the township, and continues east.

== Demographics ==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,764 people, 1,188 households, and 864 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|84.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,391 housing units at an average density of {{convert|31.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 84.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.48% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.74% of the population.

There were 1,188 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the township the population was spread out, with 17.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 142.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 155.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,946, and the median income for a family was $48,684. Males had a median income of $35,574 versus $21,555 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,442.  About 3.8% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[Michigan Department of Corrections]] [[Oaks Correctional Facility]] is in the township.<ref name="Profile">"[http://www.michigan.gov/corrections/0,1607,7-119--55689--,00.html Oaks Correctional Facility (ECF)]." ''[[Michigan Department of Corrections]]''. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=06000US2610150740&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Manistee township, Manistee County, Michigan]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.</ref>

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== External links ==
{{Portal|Michigan}}
* {{Official|www.manisteetownship.com}}

{{Manistee County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Manistee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]