Editing McKinley Township, Emmet County, Michigan

{{Hatnote|There is also [[McKinley Township, Huron County, Michigan]].}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = McKinley Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Pellston Michigan Airport Tower.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Tower at [[Pellston Regional Airport]]
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
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| pushpin_label      = McKinley Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = McKinley Township (Emmet County), MI location2.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet County]] (red) and an administered portion of the village of [[Pellston, Michigan|Pellston]] (1) and community of [[Levering, Michigan|Levering]] (2)

<!-- 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  = [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Mark Drier
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Alicia Morrow
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.18
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.11
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.07

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1294
| 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        = 225
| elevation_ft       = 738
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|35|13|N|84|47|16|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49755 ([[Levering, Michigan|Levering]])<br>49769 ([[Pellston, Michigan|Pellston]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-50340<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        = 1626656<ref>{{gnis|1626656}}</ref>
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}}
'''McKinley Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,294 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. McKinley Township is home to [[Pellston Regional Airport]].

==Communities==
*The village of '''[[Pellston, Michigan|Pellston]]''' is partially within the township.
*'''[[Levering, Michigan|Levering]]''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] at the northern border of the township, about {{convert|6|mi|0}} north of Pellston and {{convert|4|mi|0}} south of [[Carp Lake, Michigan|Carp Lake]] on [[U.S. Route 31 in Michigan|US 31]] at {{Coord|45|38|09|N|84|47|13|W|}}.
*'''Van''' is an unincorporated community within the township at {{Coord|45|35|38.04|N|84|46|57.17|W||name=Van, Michigan}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/d297c2d9-144a-5ec9-9152-aebfdc923bc1/summary |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}</ref> Van was established in 1898 as Egleston, and renamed in honor of the local Van Every family in 1898. A post office at Van lasted from 1898 to 1933.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year=1986 |isbn=0-8143-1838-X |location=[[Detroit]] |pages=568}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.20%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,269 people, 459 households, and 330 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|36.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 572 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 90.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.87% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 6.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 459 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the township the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,961, and the median income for a family was $38,681. Males had a median income of $26,759 versus $20,179 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $13,907.  About 11.9% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Emmet County, Michigan}}

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