Editing Sullivan Township, Michigan

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|postal_code              = 49415 ([[Fruitport, Michigan|Fruitport]])<br/>49448 ([[Nunica, Michigan|Nunica]])<br/>49451 ([[Ravenna, Michigan|Ravenna]])<br/>49444 ([[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]])
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'''Sullivan Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Muskegon County, Michigan|Muskegon County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 2,541.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Geography==
The township is in southern Muskegon County, bordered to the south by [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa County]]. The center of the township is {{convert|7|mi|0}} by road northeast of [[Fruitport, Michigan|Fruitport]], {{convert|13|mi}} southeast of [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|14|mi}} northwest of [[Coopersville, Michigan|Coopersville]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|24.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqmi|2}}, or 0.10%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The majority of the township is in the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] watershed: the southern part drains to Crockery Creek, which joins the Grand River south of [[Nunica, Michigan|Nunica]], while the center of the township drains southwest via Norris Creek to Fruitport, where it enters Spring Lake, an arm of the Grand River connected to [[Lake Michigan]]. The northernmost part of the township drains to Black Creek, the main tributary of [[Mona Lake]], a separate arm of Lake Michigan.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1900= 447
|1910= 413
|1920= 479
|1930= 542
|1940= 660
|1950= 1020
|1960= 1577
|1970= 2051
|1980= 2356
|1990= 2230
|2000= 2477
|2010= 2441
|2020= 2541
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.html|title=Decennial Census Official Publications|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,477 people, 887 households, and 714 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|102.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 905 housing units at an average density of {{convert|37.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.73% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.22% of the population.

There were 887 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,447, and the median income for a family was $51,394. Males had a median income of $36,968 versus $23,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,360.  About 4.0% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|sullivantownship.com}}

{{Muskegon County, Michigan}}

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