Editing Parma Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Parma Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Parma Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Parma Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] (red) and administered portions of the [[Parma, Michigan|Parma]] village (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 = 
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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Wendy Chamberlain
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Donald Spangler
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.40
| area_land_sq_mi    = 36.30
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.10

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2668
| 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        = 290
| elevation_ft       = 951
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|16|32|N|84|39|41|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49224 ([[Albion, Michigan|Albion]])<br>49269 ([[Parma, Michigan|Parma]])<br>49284 ([[Springport, Michigan|Springport]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 517|517]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-62760<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        = 1626884<ref>{{gnis|1626884}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://parmatownship.godaddysites.com/|Official website}}
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'''Parma Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,668 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Parma_township,_Jackson_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2607562760 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Devereaux''' is an unincorporated community in the township established in 1872.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=155}}
*'''[[Parma, Michigan|Parma]]''' is a village at the southeast corner of the township, partially within [[Sandstone Charter Township, Michigan|Sandstone Charter Township]] to the east.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|36.30|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.27%) 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>

Parma Township is in western Jackson County, bordered on its west side by [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]]. [[Interstate 94]] passes through the township, with access from four exits. I-94 leads west {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Albion, Michigan|Albion]] and east {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]].  Most of the township drains west as part of the [[Kalamazoo River]] watershed, while the northeast part of the township is within the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] watershed.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,696 people, 943 households, and 742 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|74.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,001 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 93.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.64% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.85% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.74% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.96% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.93% of the population.

There were 943 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,510, and the median income for a family was $53,315. Males had a median income of $37,361 versus $25,568 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,026.  About 4.5% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% 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.parmatwp.net/ Parma Township official website]

{{Jackson County, Michigan}}

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