Editing Manlius Township, Michigan

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'''Manlius Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Allegan County, Michigan|Allegan County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 3,312 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600550840| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161541/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600550840| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Manlius township, Allegan County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
A post to trade with the local [[Odawa people|Ottawa people]] was established by a man named [[Campau family|Campau]] here in 1825. The township was established in 1839.<ref>[http://www.michigantownshipservices.org/manlius_township.htm Township home page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015131508/http://michigantownshipservices.org/Manlius_Township.htm |date=2013-10-15 }}</ref>

==Communities==
The city of [[Fennville, Michigan|Fennville]] is at the southwest corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous.

=== New Richmond ===
'''New Richmond''' is an [[unincorporated community]] within the township at {{Coord|42|38|52|N|86|06|20|W|}} near where Old Allegan Road and the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]] cross the [[Kalamazoo River]]. It is about a mile west of where the [[Rabbit River (Michigan)|Rabbit River]] flows into the Kalamazoo.<ref>{{gnis|633336|New Richmond, Michigan}}</ref> In 1836, three eastern investors, led by John Allen of [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], arranged to found a city here. Allen [[plat]]ted the village of "Richmond", after his home town of [[Richmond, Virginia]]. The village was platted covering all of [[section (United States land surveying)|section]] 8 and the eastern half of section 7, just a bit north and west of the present location. Some land was cleared, a general store and some houses were built, and in November 1837, a post office opened named "Richmond". However, the office closed in October 1839, after Allen's business venture failed in 1838 due to financial depression following the [[Panic of 1837]].

Ralph R. Mann, who had been hired by Allen to direct improvements at Richmond, in 1844 moved to a location to the south of the first site and built a water-powered [[sawmill]] on the river. This settlement became known as "Manlius", and a post office opened in July 1846. It is said to be named after [[Manlius, New York]]. It was for a while a station on the [[Chicago and West Michigan Railway]], but was mostly abandoned in 1874 after the destruction of the mill's dam and the local tavern burned down. With the coming of the railroad, H. F. Marsh laid out a new village of Richmond near the older site, which prospered and after a time supplanted Manlius. In October 1872, the post office was closed in Manlius and another was established named "New Richmond". After a time, the settlement also came to be known as "New Richmond".<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><ref>{{cite book |last=Johnson |first=Crisfield |title=History of Allegan and Barry counties, Michigan |orig-year=1880 |url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/arh7558.0001.001 |access-date=2008-02-24 |year=2005 |publisher=University of Michigan Library |location=Ann Arbor, Mich. |pages=264–6 |chapter=Manlius |chapter-url=http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=arh7558.0001.001;q1=Richmond;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=350 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Thomas |first=Henry F. |title=A twentieth century history of Allegan County, Michigan |orig-year=1907 |url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/bad0839.0001.001 |access-date=2008-02-24 |year=2005 |publisher=University of Michigan Library |location=Ann Arbor, Mich. |pages=247–8 |chapter=Centers in Manlius Township |chapter-url=http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=bad0839.0001.001;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=321 }}</ref>
[[File:New Richmond Allegan County Michigan Old Bridge.JPG|thumb|300 px|left|Old Allegan Road over the Kalamazoo River on the [[New Richmond Swing Bridge]]]]

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|93.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|91.1|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.0|km2|disp=flip}}, or 2.14%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 1429
| 1970 = 1202
| 1980 = 1458
| 1990 = 1776
| 2000 = 2634
| 2010 = 3017
| 2020 = 3312
| footnote = Source: Census Bureau. Census [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf 1960-] 2000, 2010. }}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,634 people, 899 households, and 735 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|74.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 948 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 94.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.57% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.23% of the population.

There were 899 households, out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,653, and the median income for a family was $54,868. Males had a median income of $36,078 versus $27,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,009.  About 2.9% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.manliustownship.com/|Manlius Township official website}}

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[[Category:Townships in Allegan County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1839 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]