Editing Marcellus Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Marcellus Township, Michigan
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Cass County, Michigan|Cass County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Marcellus, Michigan|Marcellus]] (pink)

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| postal_code        = 49067
| area_code          = [[Area code 269|269]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-51480<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>
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'''Marcellus Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Cass County, Michigan|Cass County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,401 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Marcellus township, Cass County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Marcellus_township,_Cass_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2602751480 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref> The [[Marcellus, Michigan|village of Marcellus]] is within the township.

== History ==
The township was organized and had an election on June 16, 1843, in which the first township supervisor, Daniel G. Rouse, was elected. Guerdon R. Beebee was elected treasurer, and Ephraim Huyatt was elected clerk. The growth of Marcellus township and village can be attributed to the [[Peninsular Railway (Illinois–Indiana–Michigan)|Peninsular Railroad]] in the winter of 1870–1871, which created an economic boom for the area at the time.<ref>{{cite book |last= Rogers |first=Howard. |title= History of Cass County from 1825 to 1875 |url= https://archive.org/details/historycasscoun02rogegoog |accessdate= December 5, 2009 |origyear= 1875 |year= 1875 |publisher= W.H. Mansfield, Vigilant Book and Job Print |location=Cassopolis, Michigan |pages= [https://archive.org/details/historycasscoun02rogegoog/page/n156 150]–154 }}</ref>

== Geography ==
Marcellus Township is located in the northeast corner of Cass County in southwestern Michigan. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|90.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|86.0|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|4.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 4.82%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602751480| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161152/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602751480| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Marcellus township, Cass County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 29, 2014}}</ref> There are 15 named lakes in the township, the largest of which is Fish Lake in the northwest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=42.02543,-85.81000&z=14&t=T| title=Marcellus, MI| publisher=Acme Mapper| accessdate=August 29, 2014}}</ref> The Rocky River, a tributary of the [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River]], rises near the western border of the township and flows east towards [[Three Rivers, Michigan|Three Rivers]].

According to the Cass County Road Commission, there was a total of {{convert|15.60|mi}} of primary road and {{convert|46.50|mi}} of local road in the township of Marcellus, as of December 31, 2008.<ref>[http://www.casscoroad.com/marcellus.htm Cass County Road Commission (Marcellus Township)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827161659/http://www.casscoroad.com/marcellus.htm |date=2008-08-27 }}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|2000= 2712
|2010= 2539
|2020= 2401
|footnote=<ref name="2020 census"/><ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="GR2" />
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,712 people, 1,021 households, and 752 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|81.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,186 housing units at an average density of {{convert|35.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.81% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.77% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.14% of the population. There are no [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islanders]].

There were 1,021 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.1% 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 2.66 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,306, and the median income for a family was $42,560. Males had a median income of $34,773 versus $24,214 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,442.  About 9.1% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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{{Cass County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Cass County, Michigan]]
[[Category:South Bend – Mishawaka metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]