Editing Spring Arbor Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Spring Arbor Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
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| image_seal         = Seal of Spring Arbor Township, Michigan.svg

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| pushpin_label      = Spring Arbor Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Spring Arbor Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] (red) and the administered community of [[Spring Arbor, Michigan|Spring Arbor]] (pink)

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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = David Herlein
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Patricia Bush
| leader_title2      = Treasurer
| leader_name2       = Katie Trachsel
| leader_title3      = Trustees
| leader_name3       = Mike Archer<br>Jim Buck<br>Troy Ganton<br>Josh Walz
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1835

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| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.75
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.10
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.65

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 8530
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 305
| elevation_ft       = 1001
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|12|47|N|84|31|54|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49201 ([[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]])<br>49237 ([[Concord, Michigan|Concord]])<br>49246 ([[Hanover Township, Jackson County, Michigan|Horton]])<br>49269 ([[Parma, Michigan|Parma]])<br>49283 ([[Spring Arbor, Michigan|Spring Arbor]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 517|517]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-75640<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        = 1627106<ref>{{gnis|1627106}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://springarbor.org/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Spring Arbor Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 8,530 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Spring_Arbor_township,_Jackson_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2607575640 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> up from 8,267 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name=CENS>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| accessdate = May 1, 2020|page=27 Michigan}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''[[Spring Arbor, Michigan|Spring Arbor]]''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] within the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.75|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.65|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (1.82%) is water.<ref name=CENS/>

The township is in west-central Jackson County, {{convert|9|mi|0}} west of Jackson, the [[county seat]]. Highway [[M-60 (Michigan highway)|M-60]] passes through the township, including the community of Spring Arbor, leading east to the western side of Jackson and west to [[Concord, Michigan|Concord]] and [[Tekonsha, Michigan|Tekonsha]].  The west side of the township is part of the [[Kalamazoo River]] watershed, while the east side flows toward the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]]. The North Branch of the Kalamazoo River passes through the southwest corner of the township.

Located west of the city of [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], it covers the entirety of the [[survey township]] of T3S R2W.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,577 people, 2,570 households, and 1,930 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|214.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,694 housing units at an average density of {{convert|76.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.81% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.36% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.77% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.72% of the population.

There were 2,570 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 14.3% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,770, and the median income for a family was $59,407. Males had a median income of $42,245 versus $27,729 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,622.  About 4.5% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://springarbor.org/ Spring Arbor Township official website]

{{Jackson County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Spring Arbor, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Jackson County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1835]]
[[Category:1835 establishments in Michigan Territory]]