Editing Standish Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Standish Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = File:Saganing River Standish Township Michigan.jpg
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| image_caption      = The [[Saganing River]] viewed upstream from the west side of Sturman Road 
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| pushpin_label      = Standish Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Standish Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Arenac County, Michigan|Arenac County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Arenac County, Michigan|Arenac]]

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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Robert North
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 79.0
| area_land_km2      = 71.6
| area_water_km2     = 7.4
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_sq_mi   = <!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 1701
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 185
| elevation_ft       = 607
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|57|08|N|83|54|16|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48650, 48658
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-76140<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        = 1627119<ref>{{gnis|1627119}}</ref>
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'''Standish Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Arenac County, Michigan|Arenac County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,701 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Standish township, Arenac County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Standish_township,_Arenac_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2601176140 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=23 February 2024}}</ref> The city of [[Standish, Michigan|Standish]] borders the township on the northwest but is administered autonomously.

== Communities ==
*'''Pine River''' is an [[unincorporated community]] located at {{coord|43|59|00|N|83|53|19|W|}} with the northeast portion of the township  approximately {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} east of Standish at .<ref>{{gnis|634982|Pine River, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Whites Beach''' is an unincorporated community located with the southeast portion of the township along the shore of [[Lake Huron]]. Whites Beach is located next to [[Off-reservation trust land]] of the [[Isabella Indian Reservation]] which is the land base of the [[Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|79.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|71.6|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|7.4|km2|disp=flip}}, or 9.41%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601176140| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161331/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601176140| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Standish township, Arenac County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,026 people, 802 households, and 575 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|73.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,033 housing units at an average density of {{convert|37.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.63% of the population.

There were 802 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,894, and the median income for a family was $41,296. Males had a median income of $30,809 versus $18,819 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,252.  About 10.6% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Arenac County, Michigan}}

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