Editing Norman Township, Michigan

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|postal_code              = 49689 ([[Wellston, Michigan|Wellston]])<br />49644 ([[Irons, Michigan|Irons]])<br />49660 ([[Manistee, Michigan|Manistee]])
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'''Norman Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Manistee County, Michigan|Manistee County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,567 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

== History ==
[[File:Photograph of Swimming at Crystal Lake in Wellston, Michigan - NARA - 2128104.jpg|thumb|right|Swimming at Crystal Lake in Wellston, 1938]]
Norman Township was formed in 1911 and named after Ed Norman. He was a surveyor and estimated, bought and sold timber, cutting a lot of it himself. He located here in about 1897, and in the second year, E. G. Filer, who owned the standing timber, donated the school house. Norman and his wife Elizabeth had 16 children.

During this time Ed was supervisor of [[Stronach Township, Michigan|Stronach Township]]. He cut limbs off his poplars at home and planted them along the road to [[Filer City, Michigan|Filer City]]. Mrs. Norman recalled that there was some criticism about it by a neighboring township. Residents from this section usually got what they wanted at Stronach. They thought it would be better to divide the township. Ed took about 200 men who were working on Stronach Dam over to vote and they won their point. Thus Norman township was formed in 1911.<ref>Wellston-Dublin Book - July 1939</ref>

Dublin is where [[James Earl Jones]], the voice of [[Darth Vader]], grew up.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

==Communities==
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are two [[unincorporated community|unincorporated communities]]:
*'''Dublin''' is in the southern part of the township within the [[Manistee National Forest]] at {{Coord|44|10|46|N|85|55|53|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1619769|Dublin, Michigan}}</ref> The main roads of the community are Seaman Road (north-south), Snyder Road (north-south) and Hoxeyville Road (east-west). Dublin is located just a mile north of Sand Lake Camp, a [[U.S. Forest Service]] public [[campground]]. Dublin is also partially in [[Lake County, Michigan|Lake County]] due to Sand Lake being in both counties.the late [[James Earl Jones]] was raised by his maternal grandparents on a farm in Dublin
*'''[[Wellston, Michigan|Wellston]]''' is in the Manistee National Forest just south of [[M-55 (Michigan highway)|M-55]], about {{convert|20|mi}} east of [[Manistee, Michigan|Manistee]] and {{convert|29|mi}} west of [[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]] at {{Coord|44|13|01|N|85|57|28|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1622084|Wellston, Michigan}}</ref> The main roads of the community are Seaman Road, Bosschem Road, Tippy Dam Road, and M-55. The [[ZIP code]] is 49689 and serves the northern and eastern portions of the township as well as portions of [[Dickson Township, Michigan|Dickson Township]] to the north and [[South Branch Township, Wexford County, Michigan|South Branch Township]] to the east.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49689&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49689 5-Digit ZCTA, 496 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref> Wellston was named for the first postmaster, Adelmer J. Wells. The [[post office]] officially opened June 30, 1892. The town was founded by the Swigart Land Company along the [[Chicago and West Michigan Railroad]].<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref> Wellston is home to the world-renowned critically ill kids' ministry Little Mary's Hospitality House, founded in 1982.

==Geography==
Norman Township occupies the southeast corner of Manistee County and is bordered by [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]] to the east, [[Lake County, Michigan|Lake County]] to the south, and [[Mason County, Michigan|Mason County]] to the southwest. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|72.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|70.8|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2|1}}, or 2.08%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The [[Pine River (Manistee River tributary)|Pine River]] crosses the township from east to north, flowing into [[Tippy Dam|Tippy Reservoir]] on the [[Manistee River]], which continues west to [[Lake Michigan]].

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region has large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Norman Township has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=277802&cityname=Wellston%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Norman Township, Michigan]</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,676 people, 681 households, and 493 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was 23.7 per square mile (9.1/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 1,632 housing units at an average density of 23.0 per square mile (8.9/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 96.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.72% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 681 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the township, 23.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.2% was from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% was 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,010, and the median income for a family was $35,057. Males had a median income of $33,958 versus $19,688 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,081.  About 8.6% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.normantownship.org/ Norman Township community site]

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