Editing Port Sheldon Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Port Sheldon Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| image_skyline      = Pigeon_River_Ottawa_County_Michigan.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = The [[Pigeon River (Ottawa County, Michigan)|Pigeon River]] flowing through the township
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = 
| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
|pushpin_map            =Michigan#USA
|pushpin_label_position =right<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
|pushpin_label          =Port Sheldon Township
|pushpin_map_caption    =Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
|pushpin_mapsize        =
|image_map                = Port_Sheldon_Township,_MI_location.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa County]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|53|59|N|86|10|50|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa]]

|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=65940|title=Port Sheldon Township, Ottawa County, Michigan|date=2024|accessdate=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Mike Sabatino
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Meredith Hemmeke
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1924
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 58.59
| area_total_sq_mi   = 22.62
| area_land_km2      = 57.76
| area_land_sq_mi    = 22.30
| area_water_km2     = 0.83
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.32

<!-- Population -->| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 181
| elevation_ft       = 594
| population_total   = 5206
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 233.5

<!-- General information -->| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 49424 ([[Holland, Michigan|Holland]])<br>49460 ([[West Olive, Michigan|West Olive]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 616|616]]
| website            = {{URL|https://www.portsheldontwp.org/|Official website}}
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-65940<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        = 1626936<ref>{{GNIS|1626936}}</ref>
}}
'''Port Sheldon Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 5,206.

==History==
Port Sheldon Township was established in 1924 by the division off the west end of what had been Olive Township, reducing Olive Township to about 36 square miles.<ref>[http://www.portsheldontwp.org/ Port Sheldon Township website]</ref>

== Communities ==
* '''Port Sheldon''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township at {{Coord|42|53|58|N|86|11|59|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Port Sheldon, Michigan|}}<ref>{{gnis|635268|Port Sheldon, Michigan}}</ref>
* [[West Olive, Michigan|West Olive]] is an unincorporated community on the east boundary of Port Sheldon Township with [[Olive Township, Ottawa County, Michigan|Olive Township]]. The West Olive ZIP code 49460 serves most of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49460&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49460 5-Digit ZCTA, 494 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120927093101/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49460&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en |date=2012-09-27 }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The city of [[Holland, Michigan|Holland]] is to the south, and the Holland ZIP code 49424 serves some areas in the southern part of Port Sheldon Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49424&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49424 5-Digit ZCTA, 494 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder:]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|22.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|22.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} (1.28%) is water.

The [[Pigeon River (Ottawa County, Michigan)|Pigeon River]] runs through Port Sheldon and discharges into Pigeon Lake. Pigeon Lake empties into [[Lake Michigan]] through a channel protected by two piers. There is a small harbor in the lake known as Port Sheldon. The [[Michigan Department of Natural Resources]] maintains a public access on the north side of the lake to facilitate recreational activities on Pigeon Lake and Lake Michigan. [[Consumers Energy]]'s coal-fired JH Campbell power plant draws water from Pigeon Lake for cooling purposes and discharges it into Lake Michigan.<ref>[http://www.consumersenergy.com/content.aspx?id=1332&sid=109 J.H. Campbell Generating Complex] Consumers Energy Official Site</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 4503
|2010= 4240
|2020= 5206
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=January 1, 2023}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,503 people, 1,574 households, and 1,273 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|201.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,854 housing units at an average density of {{convert|82.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 93.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.51% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.15% of the population.

There were 1,574 households, out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,604, and the median income for a family was $64,229. Males had a median income of $42,375 versus $26,054 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $26,854.  About 0.3% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.portsheldontwp.org/ Port Sheldon Township official website]

{{Ottawa County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Ottawa County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1924]]
[[Category:1924 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan]]