Editing Quincy Township, Branch County, Michigan

{{hatnote|There is also [[Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan]].}}
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Quincy, Michigan|Quincy]] (pink)

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'''Quincy Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  The population was 4,108 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Quincy township, Branch County, Michigan- Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Quincy_township,_Branch_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2602366660 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>

The [[Quincy, Michigan|village of Quincy]] is located within the township. There are no other incorporated municipalities and no named settlements or unincorporated communities in the primarily agricultural township.

Outside of the village of Quincy, the most urbanized area of the township is the area bounded by Ray Quincy Road to the east, Ridge Road to the west, the township line to the south and US-12 to the north (Marble Lake area).

==Geography==
[[U.S. Route 12 in Michigan|U.S. Highway 12]] runs east–west through the middle of the township. The entire township is drained by various tributaries of the [[Coldwater River (Branch County)|Coldwater River]]. The north and west is drained by the South Branch of Hog Creek; the north central by Bagley Creek, which flows into Hog Creek just north of the township; northeast by Cold Creek; and the south by the [[Sauk River (Michigan)|Sauk River]]. The Coldwater River flows north to the [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River]], which flows to [[Lake Michigan]]. Marble Lake, which drains into the Sauk River, is a major feature of the south central portion of Quincy Township.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|93.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|91.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.7|km2|disp=flip}}, or 2.83%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602366660| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212145053/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602366660| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Quincy township, Branch County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 15, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|2000= 4411
|2010= 4285
|2020= 4108
|footnote=<ref name="2020 census"/><ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="GR2" />
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,411 people, 1,617 households, and 1,159 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|124.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,904 housing units at an average density of {{convert|53.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.12% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.45% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.13% of the population.

There were 1,617 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,823, and the median income for a family was $47,569. Males had a median income of $30,777 versus $21,848 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,667.  About 6.4% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Branch County, Michigan}}

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