Editing Sanborn Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Sanborn Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
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| pushpin_label      = Sanborn Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Sanborn Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Alpena County, Michigan|Alpena County]] (red) and the administered community of [[Ossineke, Michigan|Ossineke]] (pink)

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Alpena County, Michigan|Alpena]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Kenneth Gauthier
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Vicky Souva
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 49.72
| area_land_sq_mi    = 43.78
| area_water_sq_mi   = 5.94

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2084
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 206
| elevation_ft       = 676
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|54|39|N|83|26|48|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48762 ([[Caledonia Township, Alcona County, Michigan|Spruce]])<br>49766 ([[Ossineke, Michigan|Ossineke]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-71240<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        = 1627038<ref>{{gnis|1627038}}</ref>
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'''Sanborn Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Alpena County, Michigan|Alpena County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of  [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,084 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Sanborn township, Alpena County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Sanborn_township,_Alpena_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600771240 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>

== Communities ==
*[[Ossineke, Michigan|Ossineke]] is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] in the township on [[Lake Huron]] at the mouth of the [[Devils River (Michigan)|Devils River]]. The census-designated place includes an area north of the community along the Lake Huron shore and south of the community along [[U.S. Route 23 in Michigan|U.S. Route 23]]. Despite having the same name as the community, [[Ossineke Township, Michigan|Ossineke Township]] is adjacent to Sanborn Township to the west.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|49.72|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|43.78|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|5.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (11.95%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600771240| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212152840/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600771240| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sanborn township, Alpena County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 10, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,152 people, 838 households, and 619 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|49.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 979 housing units at an average density of 22.3 per square mile (8.6/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 98.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.07% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 838 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $43,333. Males had a median income of $35,068 versus $20,980 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,867.  About 11.1% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.clarke.cmich.edu/localhistory/Alpena.htm  Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography on Alpena County]

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[[Category:Townships in Alpena County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places on Lake Huron in the United States]]