Editing Morton Township, Michigan

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|official_name            = Morton Township, Michigan
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|postal_code              = 49332 ([[Mecosta, Michigan|Mecosta]]),<br />49346 ([[Stanwood, Michigan|Stanwood]]),<br />49342 ([[Rodney, Michigan|Rodney]])
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'''Morton Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Mecosta County, Michigan|Mecosta County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 4,426 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

== Communities ==
* [[Canadian Lakes, Michigan|Canadian Lakes]] is an [[unincorporated community]] in the southwest part of the township.
* The village of [[Mecosta, Michigan|Mecosta]] is in the northeast part of the township.

==Geography==
Morton Township is in central Mecosta County, {{convert|17|mi}} southeast of [[Big Rapids, Michigan|Big Rapids]], the [[county seat]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|33.0|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|2.6|sqmi|km2}}, or 7.27%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> A cluster of small lakes, including Canadian Lakes, Lake Mecosta, Round Lake, and Blue Lake, occupy the western half of the township.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 471
|1890= 967
|1900= 966
|1910= 905
|1920= 793
|1930= 662
|1940= 698
|1950= 732
|1960= 749
|1970= 998
|1980= 1789
|1990= 2122
|2000= 3597
|2010= 4311
|2020= 4426
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.html |title = Decennial Census Official Publications |publisher = Census.gov |access-date = September 14, 2023 }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,597 people, 1,618 households, and 1,216 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|108.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,794 housing units at an average density of {{convert|84.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 94.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.61% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 1,618 households, out of which 17.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.50.

In the township the population was spread out, with 16.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 16.6% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 29.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,422, and the median income for a family was $46,571. Males had a median income of $35,195 versus $25,288 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $24,729.  About 6.4% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|mortontownship.org}}

{{Mecosta County, Michigan}}

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