Editing Sanilac Township, Michigan

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'''Sanilac Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Sanilac County, Michigan|Sanilac County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,301 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]]. The village of [[Port Sanilac, Michigan|Port Sanilac]] is within the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|40.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 2609
|2010= 2431
|2020= 2301
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,609 people, 1,144 households, and 751 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|63.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,769 housing units at an average density of {{convert|43.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.04% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.69% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 1,144 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,180, and the median income for a family was $43,229. Males had a median income of $30,772 versus $20,573 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,963.  About 5.3% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

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==External links==
*[http://www.sanilactownship.org/ Sanilac Township Official Website]

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