Editing Watervliet Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Watervliet Township, Michigan
| official_name      = Watervliet Charter Township
| settlement_type    = [[Charter township]]
| image_skyline      = WatervlietTownshipDanSmithRoad.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Rural area along Dan Smith Road
| image_seal         = Watervliet township logo.png
| seal_size          = 200px
| seal_type          = logo
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| pushpin_label      = Watervliet Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| image_map          = Watervliet Charter Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]] (red) and an administered portion of the [[Paw Paw Lake, Michigan|Paw Paw Lake]] community (pink)
| 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  = [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1833
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 14.49
| area_land_km2      = 
| area_land_sq_mi    = 13.47
| area_water_km2     = 
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.02
| elevation_m        = 200
| elevation_ft       = 656
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|12|00|N|86|15|24|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 3036
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49098 ([[Watervliet, Michigan|Watervliet]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 269|269]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-84520<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1627225<ref>{{gnis|1627225}}</ref>
| footnotes          = 
| website            = {{URL|http://www.watervliettownship.org/|Official website}}
}}
'''Watervliet Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 3,036 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Watervliet township, Berrien County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Watervliet_township,_Berrien_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2602184520 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref>

==Communities==
The township surrounds the city of [[Watervliet, Michigan|Watervliet]], but the two are administered autonomously. The township also contains a portion of the [[Paw Paw Lake, Michigan|Paw Paw Lake]] community.

==History==
The township originally included the area of [[Coloma Charter Township, Michigan|Coloma Township]], which separated in 1917.{{citation needed|date= March 2024}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Watervliet Township has a total area of {{convert|14.49|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|13.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (7.04%) is water.<ref name=CENS>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| accessdate = March 7, 2021|page=16 Michigan}}</ref>

The largest water body in the township is [[Paw Paw Lake]], shared with Coloma Township. The [[census-designated place]] of [[Paw Paw Lake, Michigan|Paw Paw Lake]] consists of housing developments that surround the lake with both townships.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,392 people, 1,348 households, and 939 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|248.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,724 housing units at an average density of {{convert|126.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 93.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.88% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.22% of the population.

There were 1,348 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,152, and the median income for a family was $45,709. Males had a median income of $35,842 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,134. About 7.8% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://watervliettownship.org/ Watervliet Charter Township official website]

{{Berrien County, Michigan}}

[[Category:Townships in Berrien County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1833]]
[[Category:1833 establishments in Michigan Territory]]