Editing Orient Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Orient Township, Michigan
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Osceola County, Michigan|Osceola]]

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| area_total_km2     = 91.8
| area_land_km2      = 90.2
| area_water_km2     = 1.6
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.4
| area_land_sq_mi    = 34.8
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.6

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| population_total   = 733
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| elevation_m        = 312
| elevation_ft       = 1024
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'''Orient Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Osceola County, Michigan|Osceola County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 733 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Orient_township,_Osceola_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2613361080 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a few [[unincorporated community|unincorporated communities]]:
*'''Sears'''  is a small farming community in the northwest part of the township, between [[U.S. Route 10 in Michigan|US 10]] and the [[CSX Transportation|railroad line]], originally built the [[Flint and Pere Marquette Railway]] (later the [[Pere Marquette Railway]]. It has a medium-sized [[Amish]] community along with their stores and farms. The Sears post office serves [[ZIP code]] 49679, which covers most of Orient Township and the eastern half of [[Sylvan Township, Osceola County, Michigan|Sylvan Township]] to the north along with a small portion of eastern [[Evart Township, Michigan|Evart Township]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49679&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en Map of 49679 ZIP Code Tabulation Area] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608002658/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49679&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en |date=2011-06-08 }} from the 2000 U.S. Census</ref><ref>{{gnis|637504|Sears, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|34.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}} (1.75%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 803 people, 318 households, and 235 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was 23.1 per square mile (8.9/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 562 housing units at an average density of 16.1 per square mile (6.2/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 98.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 318 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,024, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $23,214 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $14,931.  About 10.0% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Osceola County, Michigan}}

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