Editing Pittsford Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Pittsford Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Pittsford Township Hall
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County]]

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=64620|title=Pittsford Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan|date=2022|accessdate=December 25, 2022}}</ref>
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|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Leaann Zimmerman
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Cinda Walton
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1852

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1577
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|population_density_sq_mi = 44.5

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49247 ([[Hudson, Michigan|Hudson]])<br>49271 ([[Pittsford, Michigan|Pittsford]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 517|517]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-64620<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>
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'''Pittsford Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 1,577 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Communities==
* '''Locust Corners''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located within the township at {{coord|41|53|02|N|84|25|13|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|630867|Locust Corners, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''[[Pittsford, Michigan|Pittsford]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] on the boundary with [[Jefferson Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan|Jefferson Township]] at {{coord|41|51|44|N|84|28|36|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|635063|Pittsford, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.59|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.48%) is water.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|127}} forms most of the eastern boundary of the township with [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]].
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|34|name1=Hudson Road}} runs east–west through the center of the township.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,600 people, 574 households, and 455 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|45.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 611 housing units at an average density of 17.2 per square mile (6.6/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 97.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.75% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.44% of the population.

There were 574 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,539, and the median income for a family was $51,818. Males had a median income of $37,431 versus $26,302 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,852.  About 2.6% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The township is served by two separate public school districts.  The western portion of the township is served by [[Pittsford Area Schools]], while the eastern portion is served by [[Hudson Area Schools]] to the east in [[Hudson, Michigan|Hudson]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=https://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_HILLSDALE%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Hillsdale County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=December 26, 2022}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Hugh M. Cole]], historian and army officer{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Pittsford Township, Michigan}}

{{Hillsdale County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Hillsdale County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1852]]
[[Category:1852 establishments in Michigan]]