Editing Webster Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Webster Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Webster_Township_Hall.JPG
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Township Hall on Webster Church Road
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label      = Webster Township
| pushpin_label_position = left <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Webster Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]]
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| 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  = [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = John Kingsley
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Barb Calleja
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1833

<!-- Area -->| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 92.95
| area_land_km2      = 88.29
| area_water_km2     = 2.07
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.89
| area_land_sq_mi    = 34.09
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.80

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 6575
| 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        = 281
| elevation_ft       = 922
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|22|40|N|83|50|18|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48105 ([[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]])<br>48130 ([[Dexter, Michigan|Dexter]])<br>48189 ([[Whitmore Lake, Michigan|Whitmore Lake]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 734|734]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-85100<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        = 1627237<ref>{{gnis|1627237}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.twp.webster.mi.us/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
{{Infobox historic site
| name = Old Webster Township Hall
| image = Webster Old Town Hall.JPG
| image_size = 250
| caption = 
| location = 5001 Gregory Road<br>[[Dexter, Michigan]]
| coordinates = {{coord|42|22|11|N|83|49|59|W|region:US-MI_type:landmark|display=inline}}
| architecture = 
| built = 1871
| designation1 = Michigan State Historic Site
| designation1_date = November 16, 1982
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'''Webster Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 6,575 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Webster_township,_Washtenaw_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2616185100 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
* '''Webster''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located within the township at {{coord|42|23|43|N|83|48|17|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617925|Webster, Michigan}}</ref>  The area was first settled by Thomas Alexander in May 1826, and others arrived later that year.  When the township was organized in 1833, the name was chosen after [[Daniel Webster]], and the community also took the same name.  A post office named Webster opened on May 11, 1833.  It was renamed to Walsh and moved to neighboring [[Northfield Township, Michigan|Northfield Township]] from July 18, 1881, until it closed on January 13, 1885.  Another post office named Webster was reestablished and operated from April 14, 1882, until it closed on August 30, 1900.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |work=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=588}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]]  at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.89|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|34.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.80|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (2.23%) is water.<ref name="Census geoid">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Webster township, Washtenaw County, Michigan| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=July 10, 2012}}</ref>  A small portion of Webster Township's area and population decreased slightly after the census when the village of [[Dexter, Michigan|Dexter]] incorporated as an autonomous city in 2014.

Webster Township contains a small portion of the [[Hudson Mills Metropark]] in the southwest corner of the township, which also includes a short route of the [[Border-to-Border Trail]] along the [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Border to Border|url=https://b2btrail.org/explore-the-trail/|title=Explore the Border to Border Trail|date=2022|accessdate=July 12, 2022}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,198 people, 1,774 households, and 1,491 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|147.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,859 housing units at an average density of {{convert|52.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.62% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.87% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.77% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 1,774 households, out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $90,830, and the median income for a family was $97,828. Males had a median income of $62,384 versus $40,859 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $35,883.  None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteen and none of those over 64.

==Education==
Webster Township is served by four separate public school districts.  The vast majority of the township is served by [[Dexter Community School District]] 
to the southwest in [[Dexter, Michigan|Dexter]].  The southeast corner of the township is served by [[Ann Arbor Public Schools]].  Very small portions of the eastern border of the township are served by [[Whitmore Lake Public Schools]] in [[Whitmore Lake, Michigan|Whitmore Lake]].  The northwest corner of the township near Base Line Lake is served by [[Pinckney Community Schools]] in [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston County]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WASHTENAW%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821052228/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WASHTENAW%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=live|title=Washtenaw County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=July 22, 2021}}</ref>

==Images==
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File:Saint Joseph Catholic Church, 6805 Mast Road, Webster Township (Dexter), Michigan - panoramio.jpg|{{center|St. Joseph Catholic Church}}
File:Webster Township Webster Church.JPG|{{center|Webster United Church of Christ}}
File:Independence Lake Webster Township Michigan.JPG|{{center|Independence Lake}}
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Webster Township, Michigan}}
*[https://www.twp.webster.mi.us/ Webster Township official website]

{{Washtenaw County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Washtenaw County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:1833 establishments in Michigan Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1833]]