Editing Sumner Township, Michigan

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{{Distinguish|Sumpter Township, Michigan}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Sumner Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
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| image_skyline      = Elm Hall, Michigan 2022.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = The unincorporated community of [[Elm Hall, Michigan|Elm Hall]]
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| pushpin_label      = Sumner Township
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|image_map                = Sumner Township, MI location.png
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot County]] and administered CDPs of [[Elm Hall, Michigan|Elm Hall]] (1) and portion of [[Riverdale, Michigan|Riverdale]] (2)<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot]]

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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 93.1
| area_land_km2      = 93.0
| area_water_km2     = 0.1
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.9
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.9
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.0

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1863
| population_density_km2 = auto
| 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        = 237
| elevation_ft       = 778
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|19|42|N|84|47|44|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48801 ([[Alma, Michigan|Alma]])<br>48830 ([[Elm Hall, Michigan|Elm Hall]])<br>48832 ([[Elwell, Michigan|Elwell]])<br>48877 ([[Riverdale, Michigan|Riverdale]])<br>48889 (Sumner)
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-77300<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        = 1627137<ref>{{gnis|1627137}}</ref>
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'''Sumner Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,863 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Sumner_township,_Gratiot_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2605777300 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''[[Elm Hall, Michigan|Elm Hall]]''' is an [[unincorporated community]] within the township on the [[Pine River (Michigan)|Pine River]] at {{coord|43|21|54|N|84|50|07|W|}}. The [[FIPS place code]] is 25580.
*'''Sumner''' is an unincorporated community within the township on the Pine River at {{coord|43|18|25|N|84|48|57|W|}}. The [[FIPS place code]] is 77280 and the elevation is 764 feet above [[sea level]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 35.9 square miles (93.0&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (0.11%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,911 people, 698 households, and 552 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|53.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 744 housing units at an average density of 20.7 per square mile (8.0/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 97.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.05% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.51% of the population.

There were 698 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,309, and the median income for a family was $42,216. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $21,296 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,034.  About 7.6% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Gratiot County, Michigan}}

==External links==
*[http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/35210 Michigan's Smallest Post Office (Elm Hall)]

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