Editing Thomas Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Thomas Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = 
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Thomas Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Thomas Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] (red) and an administered portion of the [[Shields, Michigan|Shields]] community (pink)

<!-- 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  = [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Robert Weise
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Edward Brosofski
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 82.7
| area_land_km2      = 81.6
| area_water_km2     = 1.1
| area_total_sq_mi   = 31.9
| area_land_sq_mi    = 31.5
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.4

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 11931
| 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        = 183
| elevation_ft       = 600
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|25|40|N|84|06|17|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48609 ([[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]])<br>48623 ([[Freeland, Michigan|Freeland]])<br>48626 ([[Hemlock, Michigan|Hemlock]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-79520<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        = 1627160<ref>{{gnis|1627160}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.thomastwp.org/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Thomas Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]] places the population at 11,931.<ref name="uscensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/thomastownshipsaginawcountymichigan/PST045221|title=Thomas Township Statistics |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2023-03-16 }}</ref>

==Communities==
* '''Dice''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township at Dice and Thomas Roads.<ref name="scm">[http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SAGINAW_COUNTY_125303_7.pdf Saginaw County Map.] J. Shively.  State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Geographic Information.  September 2007.</ref><ref>{{gnis|624651|Dice, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''Frost'''  is an unincorporated community in the township on Frost Road, between Graham and Lone Roads.<ref name="scm"/><ref>{{gnis|626518|Frost, Michigan}}</ref> A post office operated from April 13, 1880, until December 15, 1887, and again from January 24, 1888, until September 30, 1907.<ref>{{gnis|2558493|Frost Post Office (historical)}}</ref>
* [[Shields, Michigan|Shields]] is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|31.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|31.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} (1.32%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 11877
|2010= 11912
|2020= 11931
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 11,877 people, 4,545 households, and 3,481 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|376.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 4,700 housing units at an average density of {{convert|149.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.62% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.64% of the population.

There were 4,545 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.3% 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 2.57 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $52,536, and the median income for a family was $59,271. Males had a median income of $48,523 versus $29,660 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $25,700.  About 1.7% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.thomastwp.org/ Thomas Township]

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