Editing Walker Township, Michigan

{{distinguish|text=[[Walker, Michigan]] in Kent County, which was previously known as "Walker Township"}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Walker Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| image_caption      = Walker Township Hall
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]]
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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan]]

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| area_total_km2     = 89.5
| area_land_km2      = 88.6
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 297
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
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| elevation_m        = 269
| elevation_ft       = 883
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49705
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-82940<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>
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'''Walker Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 297.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Walker_township,_Cheboygan_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2603182940 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
Walker Township is located in southern Cheboygan County. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|89.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|88.6|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.9|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.03%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Walker township, Cheboygan County, Michigan |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603182940 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212144331/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603182940 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=September 19, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 292 people, 101 households, and 78 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was 8.5 per square mile (3.3/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 170 housing units at an average density of 5.0 per square mile (1.9/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 97.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.03% from two or more races.

There were 101 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,286, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $24,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,833.  About 5.3% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Cheboygan County, Michigan}}

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