Editing Napoleon Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Napoleon Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
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| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Napoleon Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Napoleon Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] (red) and the administered community of [[Napoleon, Michigan|Napoleon]] (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  = [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Daniel Wymer
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = John Hummer
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 31.41
| area_land_sq_mi    = 28.94
| area_water_sq_mi   = 2.47

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 6789
| 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        = 295
| elevation_ft       = 968
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|10|31|N|84|17|03|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49201, 49203 ([[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]])<br>49234 ([[Clarklake, Michigan|Clarklake]])<br>49240 ([[Grass Lake, Michigan|Grass Lake]])<br>49261 ([[Napoleon, Michigan|Napoleon]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 517|517]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-56640<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626789<ref>{{gnis|1626789}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.napoleontownship.us/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Napoleon Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] in the [[U.S. states]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 6,789 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Napoleon_township,_Jackson_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2607556640 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Ackerson''' was a flag station on the C. N. Railroad. It had a post office from December 1898 to February 1899 and again from November 1899 to August 1902.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=0}}
*'''[[Napoleon, Michigan|Napoleon]]''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] located within the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|31.41|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|28.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|2.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (7.86%) 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 |access-date=May 1, 2020 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=26 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

The township is southeast of the center of Jackson County. [[U.S. Route 127]] forms part of the western border, and state highway [[M-50 (Michigan highway)|M-50]] runs through the center of the township, connecting Napoleon village with [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], the [[county seat]], {{convert|10|mi|0}} to the northwest. Most of the township is part of the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] watershed flowing to [[Lake Michigan]], except for the southeastern corner, which drains to the [[River Raisin]] and eventually [[Lake Erie]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,962 people, 2,592 households, and 1,938 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|236.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,824 housing units at an average density of {{convert|95.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.86% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.36% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.55% of the population.

There were 2,592 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% 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 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,065, and the median income for a family was $51,875. Males had a median income of $40,789 versus $24,972 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,436.  About 3.4% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-year= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 0-8143-1838-X |location=Detroit, Michigan <!--|ISBN=978-0814318386 --> }}

==External links==
* [http://www.napoleontownship.us/ Napoleon Township official website]
* [http://www.napoleonschools.org/ Napoleon Community Schools]

{{Jackson County, Michigan}}

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