Editing Ovid Township, Clinton County, Michigan

{{hatnote|There is also [[Ovid Township, Branch County, Michigan]].}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Ovid Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Ovid Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| image_map          = Ovid Township (Clinton), MI location.png
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]]

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| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Deb Shaughnessy
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Claudia Barrett Pluger
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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 93.21
| area_land_km2      = 92.83
| area_water_km2     = 0.41
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.07
| area_land_sq_mi    = 34.92
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.14

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2188
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
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| elevation_m        = 227
| elevation_ft       = 745
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|59|42|N|84|24|18|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48866 ([[Ovid, Michigan|Ovid]])<br>48879 ([[St. Johns, Michigan|St. Johns]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-61880<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        = 1626874<ref>{{gnis|1626874}}</ref>
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'''Ovid Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township had a population of 2,188.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Ovid_township,_Clinton_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2603761880 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>  The population has decreased significantly after the village of [[Ovid, Michigan|Ovid]] separated from the township and incorporated into a city in 2015.

== Communities ==
* The city of [[Ovid, Michigan|Ovid]] was once a village mostly located within the township, but it is now an autonomous city.
* '''Shepardsville''' is an [[unincorporated community]] within the township at {{coord|43|00|16|N|84|25|33|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Shepardsville}}.<ref>{{gnis|637739|Shepardsville, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] in 2010, the township had a total area of {{convert|35.99|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.84|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.44%) 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 |accessdate=February 28, 2021 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=19 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>  However, after the village of Ovid incorporated into a city in 2015, the township area was reduced to {{convert|35.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of land and {{convert|34.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of water.

Ovid Township is located in eastern Clinton County, bordered by [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee County]] to the east.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,490 people, 1,225 households, and 927 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|97.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,279 housing units at an average density of {{convert|35.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.83% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.15% of the population.

There were 1,225 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,250, and the median income for a family was $46,105. Males had a median income of $35,231 versus $25,507 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,602.  About 5.7% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Clinton County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Clinton County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area]]