Editing Ross Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Ross Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] and the administered CDP or [[South Gull Lake, Michigan|South Gull Lake]] (1) and portion of the village of [[Augusta, Michigan|Augusta]] (2)

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| area_total_km2     = 93.3
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 4851
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_m        = 269
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| blank_info         = 26-077-69820<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        = 1627009<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
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'''Ross Township''' is a [[civil township|township]] in [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 4,851 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Ross_township,_Kalamazoo_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2607769820 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> up from 4,664 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US2607769820| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Ross township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=April 5, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213131900/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US2607769820| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Communities==
*The village of [[Augusta, Michigan|Augusta]] is mostly within the township on the southern boundary with [[Charleston Township, Michigan|Charleston Township]].
*[[South Gull Lake, Michigan|South Gull Lake]] is a [[census-designated place]] within the township defined for statistical purposes. It encompasses the [[unincorporated community|unincorporated communities]] of '''Yorkville''', '''Gull Lake''', and '''Midland Park'''.
*The village of [[Richland, Michigan|Richland]] is to the west, in the adjacent [[Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Richland Township]].
*The city of [[Battle Creek, Michigan|Battle Creek]] is adjacent to the southeast and [[Bedford Charter Township, Michigan|Bedford Charter Township]] to the east.
*The city of [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]] is {{convert|14|mi}} to the southwest.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|93.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|86.3|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|7.0|km2|order=flip}}, or 7.46%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Most of the water area in the township is within Gull Lake, the southeast half of which occupies the northwest part of the township. The township is within the [[Kalamazoo River]] watershed.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,047 people, 2,031 households, and 1,476 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|151.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,334 housing units at an average density of {{convert|70.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.09% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 2,031 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $58,446, and the median income for a family was $67,831. Males had a median income of $45,139 versus $31,020 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $32,715.  About 1.8% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.ross-township.us/ Official website]

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[[Category:Townships in Kalamazoo County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]