Editing Shelby Township, Michigan

{{About-distinguish-text|the township in Oceana County|[[Shelby Charter Township, Michigan|Shelby Charter Township]] in Macomb County}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Shelby, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Township (United States)|Township]]
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Oceana County, Michigan|Oceana]]

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| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.1
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 36.0
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| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.1

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| elevation_ft       = 994
| population_total   = 4109
| population_as_of   = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
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| population_density_sq_mi = auto

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| postal_code        = 49455
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = −5
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| blank_info         = 26-72860<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>
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| blank1_info        = 1627063<ref>{{gnis|1627063}}</ref>
| website            = [https://www.shelbytownshipoceana.com/ www.shelbytownshipoceana.com]
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'''Shelby''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Oceana County, Michigan|Oceana County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 4,109 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Shelby_township,_Oceana_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2612772860 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.1|sqmi|km2|1}}, of which, {{convert|36.0|sqmi|km2|1}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2|1}} is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,951 people, 1,388 households, and 1,059 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was {{convert|109.8|/sqmi|/km2}}.  There were 1,502 housing units at an average density of {{convert|41.7|/sqmi|/km2}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 86.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 18.32% of the population.

There were 1,388 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.26.

By age, 30.5% of the population was under 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% were 65 or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,078, and the median income for a family was $43,835. Males had a median income of $31,568 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,501.  About 8.6% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Notes==
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==References and further reading==
*{{Cite book|author=Fisher, Dale|title=Building Michigan: A Tribute to Michigan's Construction Industry|year=2003|publisher=Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing|isbn=1-891143-24-7}}

{{Oceana County, Michigan}}

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