Editing Maple Forest Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Maple Forest Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Maple_Forest_Township_Hall_(Crawford),_MI.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Maple Forest Township Hall
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->|
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label      = Maple Forest 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
| image_map          = Maple Forest Township, MI location2.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Crawford County, Michigan|Crawford County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Crawford County, Michigan|Crawford]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Tom Coors
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Sandra Baynham
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1877

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 
| area_land_km2      = 
| area_water_km2     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.59
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.30
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.29

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 598
| 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        = 405
| elevation_ft       = 1329
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|49|17|N|84|40|35|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49733 ([[Frederic Township, Michigan|Frederic]])<br>49738 ([[Grayling, Michigan|Grayling]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-50940<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        = 1626673<ref>{{gnis|1626673}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|mapleforest.org|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Maple Forest Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Crawford County, Michigan|Crawford County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 598 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Maple_Forest_township,_Crawford_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2603950940 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The township was named from groves of maple trees within its borders.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n198 199]}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Forbush Corner''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the southwestern portion of the township at {{coord|44|47|08|N|84|42|23|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617564|Forbush Corner}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|35.59|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.30|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.81%) 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=May 1, 2020 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=20 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

Maple Forest Township is located in northern Crawford County and is bordered by [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego County]] to the north. [[Interstate 75]] runs north–south across the west side of the township, providing access at Exit 264.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|I|75}} runs through the western portion of the township.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 498 people, 201 households, and 156 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|14.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 438 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.60% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 201 households, out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,235, and the median income for a family was $39,028. Males had a median income of $36,944 versus $18,409 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $21,507.  About 6.7% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://mapleforest.org/home.aspx Maple Forest Township official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312041728/http://www.crawfordco.org/townships/mapleforest.htm Maple Forest Township Office Information]
* [http://www.crawfordco.org Crawford County, Michigan]

{{Crawford County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Crawford County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1877]]
[[Category:1877 establishments in Michigan]]