Editing Tekonsha Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Tekonsha Township, Michigan
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun]]

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'''Tekonsha Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. It is part of the [[Battle Creek, Michigan]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,520 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Tekonsha township, Calhoun County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Tekonsha_township,_Calhoun_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2602579180 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref>

== Communities ==
* The [[Tekonsha, Michigan|village of Tekonsha]] is in the southern part of the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|93.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|91.7|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 2.39%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602579180| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143144/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602579180| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tekonsha township, Calhoun County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 27, 2014}}</ref> The [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River]] flows from east to west through the township, past the village of Tekonsha.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 1615
| 1970 = 1683
| 1980 = 1771
| 1990 = 1749
| 2000 = 1734
| 2010 = 1645
| 2020 = 1520
| footnote = Source: Census Bureau. Census [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf 1960-] 2000, 2010. }}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,734 people, 681 households, and 491 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|48.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 702 housing units at an average density of 19.7 per square mile (7.6/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 97.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.73% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 681 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,121, and the median income for a family was $47,891. Males had a median income of $33,900 versus $25,063 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,604.  About 5.0% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://tekonshatownship.com/ Tekonsha Township official website]

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