Editing Milford Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Milford Township, Michigan
| official_name      = Charter Township of Milford
| settlement_type    = [[Charter township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Milford Michigan Civic Center.JPG
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Milford Civic Center
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Milford Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Milford Charter Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Milford, Michigan|Milford]] (pink)
<!-- 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  = [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Donald Green
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 91.1
| area_land_km2      = 86.2
| area_water_km2     = 4.9
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.2
| area_land_sq_mi    = 33.3
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.9

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 17090
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = 
| population_metro   = 4296250 ([[Metro Detroit]])

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 300
| elevation_ft       = 984
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|34|36|N|83|36|11|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48380, 48381
| area_code          = [[Area codes 248 and 947|248]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-53980<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        = 1626741<ref>{{gnis|1626741}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.milfordtownship.com/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Milford Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 17,090 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Milford_charter_township,_Oakland_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2612553980 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The village of [[Milford, Michigan|Milford]] is located within the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.2|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|33.3|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.9|sqmi}}, or 5.37%, is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 15,271 people, 5,470 households, and 4,261 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|458.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 5,650 housing units at an average density of {{convert|169.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.09% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.19% of the population.
[[Image:Milford Township Michigan Fire Station number one.JPG|thumb|250px|left|Fire Station No. 1]]
There were 5,470 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% 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 3.15.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $67,672, and the median income for a family was $78,463. Males had a median income of $60,075 versus $32,619 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $29,913.  About 3.8% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links==
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{{Portal|Michigan}}
*[http://www.milfordtownship.com/ Charter Township of Milford]

{{Oakland County, Michigan}}
{{Metro Detroit}}

[[Category:Townships in Oakland County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Metro Detroit]]