Editing Sheridan Township, Mason County, Michigan

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{{Hatnote|There are other [[Sheridan Township, Michigan (disambiguation)|Sheridan Townships]] in Michigan.}}
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|official_name            = Sheridan Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Mason County, Michigan|Mason County]]

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Mason County, Michigan|Mason]]

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|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Corliss Gulembo
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Marlynn Gulembo
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1889

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 1044
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|population_density_sq_mi = 30.5

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|postal_code              = 49402 ([[Sweetwater Township, Michigan|Branch]])<br>49410 ([[Fountain, Michigan|Fountain]])<br/>49405 ([[Custer, Michigan|Custer]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 231|231]]
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|blank1_info              = 1627067<ref>{{gnis|1627067}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|sheridantwpmason.org}}
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'''Sheridan Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Mason County, Michigan|Mason County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 1,044.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
Sheridan Township was established in 1889.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nI9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p0IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7017%2C2209562 | title=Place names of county make interesting story | work=Ludington Daily News | date=Jun 16, 1949 | access-date=16 October 2015 | author=Surrarrer, G. Pearl | pages=7}}</ref> It was named for [[Philip Sheridan]], a Union Army general.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z8NRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0lUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6666%2C2546788 | title=Focus on our history: How county was named | work=Ludington Daily News | date=October 3, 1987 | access-date=30 April 2015 | pages=2}}</ref>

==Geography==
The township is in eastern Mason County, bordered to the east by [[Lake County, Michigan|Lake County]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|34.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|1.66|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 4.62%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Round Lake is the largest of a cluster of more than seven lakes which cross the western side of the township. Tallman Lake is on the southern border of the township, crossing into [[Branch Township, Michigan|Branch Township]] to the south.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 969 people, 409 households, and 280 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|28.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,013 housing units at an average density of {{convert|29.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.44% of the population.

There were 409 households, out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the township the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,357, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $22,917 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,679.  About 10.2% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.6% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|sheridantwpmason.org}}

{{Mason County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Mason County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1889]]
[[Category:1889 establishments in Michigan]]