Editing Pentland Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Pentland Township, Michigan
| settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline            = Pentland_Township,_MI_office.jpg
| imagesize                = 275
| image_caption            = Pentland Township Hall
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map              = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position   = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label            = Pentland Township
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize          = 
| image_map                = Pentland Township, MI location2.png
| mapsize                  = 250
| map_caption              = Location within [[Luce County, Michigan|Luce County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Luce County, Michigan|Luce]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Supervisor
| leader_name              = Janet Maki
| leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1             = Greg Rathje
| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = 1887

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = 
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 
| area_land_km2            = 
| area_water_km2           = 
| area_total_sq_mi         = 107.34
| area_land_sq_mi          = 106.79
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.55

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1564
| population_density_km2   = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 25.0

<!-- General information -->| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 244
| elevation_ft             = 801
| coordinates              = {{coord|46|18|00|N|85|29|16|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code              = 49868 ([[Newberry, Michigan|Newberry]])
| area_code                = [[Area code 906|906]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 26-63500<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1626892<ref>{{gnis|1626892}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|https://pentlandtownship.org/|Official website}}
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Pentland Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Luce County, Michigan|Luce County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 1,564.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Pentland_township,_Luce_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2609563500 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|107.34|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|106.79|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.55|sqmi|km2}} (0.51%) 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=March 7, 2021 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=31 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

==Demographics==
At the [[census]] of 2000, there were 1,788 people, 693 households, and 516 families residing in the township.<ref name="GR2" /> The [[population density]] was 16.7 per square mile (6.5/km{{sup|2}}). There were 825 housing units at an average density of 7.7 per square mile (3.0/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 88.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 7.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.52% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.39% of the population. In 2020, its population declined to 1,564.<ref name=":0" />

In 2000, there were 693 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.95. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

As of 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $35,990, and the median income for a family was $37,991. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $22,692 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,352.  About 12.0% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. At the 2021 estimates, its median household income was $60,703.<ref name=":0" />

==Transportation==
===Airports===
*[[File:Airport Sign.svg|20px]] [[Luce County Airport]] is located within Pentland Township.

===Major highways===
* {{jct|state=MI|MI|28}} runs east–west through the center of the township.
* {{jct|state=MI|MI|117}} runs south–north through the western portion of the township and ends at M-28.
* {{jct|state=MI|MI|123}} runs north–south has its northern terminus within the township at M-28.  Because of the highway's angle, it is the "northern" terminus, even though it is running in a south direction.

==References==
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{{Luce County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Luce County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:1887 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1887]]