Editing Springville Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Springville Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Springville Township, MI hall and fire department.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Springville Township Hall and Fire Department
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = right<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Springville Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Springville Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]] (red) and an administered portion of the [[Mesick, Michigan|Mesick]] village (pink)

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{Flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford]]

<!-- Government -->| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Jessica Boonstra
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Stacy Brewer
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1869

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 92.02
| area_land_km2      = 84.17
| area_water_km2     = 7.85
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.53
| area_land_sq_mi    = 32.50
| area_water_sq_mi   = 3.03

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1739
| 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        = 255
| elevation_ft       = 837
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|23|15|N|85|44|47|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49668 ([[Mesick, Michigan|Mesick]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-75940<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1627114<ref>{{GNIS|1627114}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://springvilletownshipmi.live/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Springville Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,739 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Communities==
*'''Coline''' is a former settlement formed around a power plant and general store operated by the Consumers Power Company.  A post office operated briefly in Coline from October 1, 1924 until October 31, 1925.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=126}}
*'''Glengary''', also spelled as '''Glengarry''', is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] within the township at {{coord|44|25|23|N|85|43|16|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1620025|Glengary, Michigan}}</ref>  It formed as a settlement near Sherman in 1910.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=225}}
*'''[[Mesick, Michigan|Mesick]]''' is a village located almost entirely within Springville Township, while a very small portion of the village extends east into [[Antioch Township, Michigan|Antioch Township]].
*'''[[Sherman, Michigan|Sherman]]''' is an unincorporated community located in the northeast corner of the township at {{coord|44|25|26|N|85|41|48|W}}.  The community extends into several neighboring township.<ref>{{GNIS|1621586|Sherman, Michigan}}</ref> 
*'''Yuma''' is an unincorporated community located in the south-central portion of the township at {{coord|44|20|48|N|85|45|17|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1622227|Yuma, Michigan}}</ref>  Yuma was first settled with a railroad station along the [[Ann Arbor Railroad (1895–1976)|Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan Railroad]] in 1888.  The community was platted in 1893, and the Yuma post office operated from January 3, 1983 until May 26, 1961.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=618}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.53|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|32.50|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|3.03|sqmi|km2|2}} (8.53%) is water.

The [[Manistee River]] flows from the northeast to the southwest through the township.  The Hodenpyl Dam is located within the southwest corner of the township and forms the Hodenpyl Dam Pond, which encompasses {{convert|1680|acres|sqkm|2}} within the township.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lake-Link Inc.|url=https://www.lake-link.com/michigan-lakes/wexford-county/hodenpyle-dam-pond/23234/|title=Hodenpyle Dam Pond|date=2022|accessdate=June 22, 2022}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|M|37}} runs south–north through the center of the township before running concurrent with M-115 through the village of Mesick.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|115}} runs east–west through the northern portion of the township.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,673 people, 635 households, and 452 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|51.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,015 housing units at an average density of {{convert|31.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.66% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.08% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 635 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $28,821, and the median income for a family was $32,098. Males had a median income of $26,908 versus $20,729 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $12,857.  About 11.0% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Springville Township is served entirely by [[Mesick Consolidated Schools]] in [[Mesick, Michigan|Mesick]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WEXFORD%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Wexford County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=August 8, 2023}}</ref>

==Images==
<gallery widths="220px" heights="125px" perrow="4">
File:Springville Township Library (Michigan).jpg|{{center|Springville Township Library}}
File:Yuma, MI (July 2022).jpg|{{center|Unincorporated community of Yuma}}
File:Hodenpyl Dam (July 2022).jpg|{{center|Hodenpyl Dam}}
File:Hodenpyl Dam Pond (July 2022).jpg|{{center|Hodenpyl Dam Pond}}
</gallery>

==References==
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===Sources===
* {{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| pages=126, 225, 618}}

==External links==
*[http://springvilletownshipmi.live/ Springville Township official website]

{{Wexford County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Wexford County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1869]]
[[Category:1869 establishments in Michigan]]