Editing Raisinville Township, Michigan

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

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| image_caption            = [[Bridge School (Michigan)|Raisinville Township Hall]]
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| pushpin_label            = Raisinville Township
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| map_caption              = Location within [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] and the state of Michigan
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| 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        = [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe]]

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| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Supervisor
| leader_name              = Gerald Blanchette
| leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1             = Brenda Fetterly
| established_title        = Organized
| established_date         = 1823

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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_cousubs_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=November 8, 2023}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 125.72
| area_land_km2            = 124.68
| area_water_km2           = 1.04
| area_total_sq_mi         = 48.54
| area_land_sq_mi          = 48.14
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.40

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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US2611566900&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Raisinville township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref>
| population_total         = 5903
| population_density_km2   = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 122.6

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| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_m              = 192
| elevation_ft             = 630
| coordinates              = {{coord|41|56|49|N|83|31|48|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code              = 48161, 48162 ([[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]])<br />48131 ([[Dundee, Michigan|Dundee]])<br />48140 ([[Ida, Michigan|Ida]])<br />48117 ([[Carleton, Michigan|Carleton]])
| area_code                = [[Area code 734|734]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 26-115-66900<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              = 1626951<ref>{{gnis|1626951}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.raisinville.org}}
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}}
[[File:Grape,_Michigan.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Community of Grape looking west along North Custer Road]]
'''Raisinville Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 5,903 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
Raisinville Township was first organized in 1823 within Monroe County in the [[Michigan Territory]]. Riley Ingersoll, one of the area's first settlers, served as the first township supervisor. Several later townships within the county were organized from the township's original boundaries.<ref>{{cite book |first=John|last=Bulkley |title=History of Monroe County, Michigan: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests |date=1913  |publisher=The Lewis Publishing Company |location=Chicago / New York |pages=487–488 }}</ref>

The [[Bridge School (Michigan)|Bridge School]] is recognized as the first public school district in the state of Michigan (then the Michigan Territory) when it opened in 1828. It operated until 1946 before being closed down and absorbed into [[Dundee Community Schools]]. The building was later donated to the township and began serving as the township hall in 1982. The Bridge School was listed as a [[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office|Michigan State Historic Site]] on December 17, 1987.<ref>{{cite web|last=Groundspeak, Inc.|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM28FY|year=2010|title=First Public School in Michigan - Bridge School - Raisinville Township|access-date=August 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=State of Michigan|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/10434.htm|year=2009|title=Bridge School|access-date=August 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511130338/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/10434.htm|archive-date=May 11, 2012}}</ref>

On January 9, 1997, [[Comair Flight 3272]] crashed into a corn field in Raisinville Township. The [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia]] aircraft, operated by [[Comair (United States)|COMAIR Airlines, Inc.]], experienced [[icing conditions]] and crashed during a rapid descent. All 26 passengers and three crewmembers died in the crash.<ref>{{cite web|last=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9804_body.pdf|title=Aircraft Accident Report|date=November 4, 1998|accessdate=December 28, 2022}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''East Raisinville''' is a former settlement located in the eastern portion of the township along the [[Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway]]. A post office named "Atkinson" opened on May 22, 1829, and was renamed East Raisinville on January 20, 1838. The post office closed on November 24, 1868.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=172}}  
*'''Grape''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located in the central portion of the township along North Custer Road (formerly [[M-130 (Michigan highway)|M-130]]) at {{coord|41|57|49|N|83|32|22|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|627162|Grape}}</ref> The community had its own post office from June 1, 1887, to October 15, 1906. The community was named after the township, as ''raisin'' is French for grape.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=235}}
*'''Hamlin''' is a former community located along the railway line within the township. The community was named after then-vice president [[Hannibal Hamlin]], and the community received a post office on March 28, 1862. The Hamlin post office was transferred to Raisinville on October 2, 1876.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=248}}
*'''[[Ida, Michigan|Ida]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] on the southern boundary of the township at {{Coord|41|54|39|N|83|34|25|W|display=inline|region:US_type:city}}.<ref>{{gnis|628919|Ida, Michigan}}</ref> Most of the community is located south of Ida West Road in [[Ida Township, Michigan|Ida Township]], while small development extends north of the township boundary. The Ida 48140 ZIP Code serves a small portions of Raisinville Township.<ref>{{cite web|last=UnitedStatesZipCodes.org|url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/48140/|title=ZIP Code 48140: Ida|date=2021|access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ida,+MI+48140/@41.8811291,-83.6480648,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x883b7d42b7235505:0x191cae0893ff030f!8m2!3d41.8891589!4d-83.581615 |title = 48140 ZIP Code map |access-date = March 11, 2021 }}</ref>
*'''North Raisinville''' is a former settlement located in the northern portion of the township. It was originally known as "Taylorsville" after Amos Taylor, who became the first postmaster on March 6, 1833. The post office was renamed to North Raisinville on January 20, 1838, and closed on March 19, 1879.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=405}}
*'''Raisinville''' was the first settlement in the township when Colonel John Anderson came to the area in 1822, and Blanchard became the first permanent settler in 1823. The community and township were named after the [[River Raisin]], and the township was organized that same year. The community was located about {{convert|2.5|mi|km|1}} east of [[Dundee, Michigan|Dundee]]. The Raisinville post office opened in June 1825 but closed on March 20, 1828. It reopened under the name "West Raisinville" on November 28, 1832, but changed back to Raisinville on July 24, 1833. The name changed once again back to West Raisinville on January 20, 1838, until it closed on February 17, 1842. The Hamlin post office was transferred to Raisinville on October 2, 1876, and ultimately closed on October 15, 1906.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=464}}  
*'''Strasburg''' is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of West Dunbar Road and Strasburg Road in the southeast portion of the township at {{coord|41|54|51|N|83|30|09|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|638938|Strasburg}}</ref> It was first settled in 1828, as a location for lime kiln. A community eventually developed, and a post office was established on June 24, 1874, but soon discontinued on July 11, 1876. The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad built a line through the area in 1878, the post office was restored on February 12, 1879, until 1922.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=541}}

==Geography==
Raisinville is in central Monroe County, between [[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]], the [[county seat]], to the southeast and [[Dundee, Michigan|Dundee]] to the west. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|48.54|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|48.14|sqmi|km2|2}} are land and {{convert|0.40|sqmi|km2|2}}, or 0.82%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

The [[River Raisin]] flows through the center of the township, and [[Sandy Creek (Michigan)|Sandy Creek]] flows through the northeast corner.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|50|name1=South Custer Road}} runs west–east through the center of the township.
*[[File:M-130 1948.svg|23px]] [[M-130 (Michigan highway)|M-130]] (North Custer Road) was a designated state highway from 1929 to 1955.

==Education==
Raisinville Township is served by three separate school districts. The northeastern portion of the township is served by [[Monroe Public Schools (Michigan)|Monroe Public Schools]], in which Raisinville Elementary School is the only public school located within the township.  The southern half of the township is served by [[Ida Public Schools]], and the northwest corner of the township is served by [[Dundee Community Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_MONROE%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821004401/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_MONROE%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=live|title=Monroe County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|access-date=April 28, 2021}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 967
|1860= 1448
|1870= 1793
|1880= 2035
|1890= 1830
|1900= 1811
|1910= 1693
|1920= 1541
|1930= 1840
|1940= 1990
|1950= 2225
|1960= 3277
|1970= 4009
|1980= 4797
|1990= 4634
|2000= 4896
|2010= 5816
|2020= 5903
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.html|title=Decennial Census Official Publications|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,896 people, 1,691 households, and 1,423 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|101.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,762 housing units at an average density of {{convert|36.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 1,691 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $62,734, and the median income for a family was $69,896. Males had a median income of $50,727 versus $29,459 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $26,520.  About 1.4% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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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-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| pages=172, 235, 248, 405, 464, 541}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Raisinville Township, Michigan}}
* {{Official|www.raisinville.org}}

{{Monroe County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Monroe County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1823]]
[[Category:1823 establishments in Michigan Territory]]