Editing Wawatam Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Wawatam Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Wa-Watam Township Hall Mackinaw City Michigan.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Wawatam Township Hall
| image_flag         = 
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| pushpin_label      = Wawatam Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Wawatam Township, MI location2.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet County]] (red) and an administered portion of the village of [[Mackinaw City, Michigan|Mackinaw City]] (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  = [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Roger Moore
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Michelle Karll
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1923

<!-- Area -->| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 
| area_land_km2      = 
| area_water_km2     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 20.38
| area_land_sq_mi    = 15.73
| area_water_sq_mi   = 4.65

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 711
| 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        = 181
| elevation_ft       = 594
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|46|27|N|84|45|47|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49701 ([[Mackinaw City, Michigan|Mackinaw City]])<br> 49718 ([[Carp Lake, Michigan|Carp Lake]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-84840<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        = 1627230<ref>{{gnis|1627230}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.wawatamtownship.org|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Wawatam Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 711.

The village of [[Mackinaw City, Michigan|Mackinaw City]] is located mostly within the township.

The township is named after [[Wawatam]], an [[Odawa]] chief noted for rescuing British trader [[Alexander Henry the elder]] from the Ojibwas' capture of [[Fort Michilimackinac]] in 1763.<ref>Cleland, Charles E., Rites of Conquest: The History and Culture of Michigan's Native Americans (The University of Michigan Press, 1992) p.138</ref>

==Communities==
*[[Mackinaw City, Michigan|Mackinaw City]] is a [[Village (United States)|village]] located at {{coord|45|47|02|N|84|43|40|W|}} in the northeast portion of the township. Mackinaw City is also located in the northeast portion of [[Mackinaw Township, Michigan|Mackinaw Township]]. [[Interstate 75 in Michigan|I-75]] runs through Mackinaw City, and the southern end of the [[Mackinac Bridge]] is located in the village.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|20.38|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|15.73|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|4.65|sqmi|km2}} (22.82%) is water.  The township contains a large inland lake, [[French Farm Lake]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 705 people, 329 households, and 207 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|44.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 587 housing units at an average density of {{convert|37.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 94.33% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.85% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 329 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.66.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,909, and the median income for a family was $46,875. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $30,536 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,525.  About 5.1% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Notes==
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==External links==
* Wawatam Township website: https://www.wawatamtownship.org/

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[[Category:Townships in Emmet County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1923]]
[[Category:1923 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan]]