Editing Wells Township, Delta County, Michigan

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{{Hatnote|There are other [[Wells Township, Michigan (disambiguation)|Wells Townships]] in Michigan.}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Wells Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Wells Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Delta County, Michigan|Delta County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Delta County, Michigan|Delta]]

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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Matthew C. Jensen
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| area_total_km2     = 103.2
| area_land_km2      = 102.3
| area_water_km2     = 0.9
| area_total_sq_mi   = 39.8
| area_land_sq_mi    = 39.5
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.3

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
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| population_total   = 4876
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| population_density_sq_mi = auto

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| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 213
| elevation_ft       = 699
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|46|41|N|87|07|02|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49829, 49837, 49894
| area_code          = [[Area code 906|906]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-85240<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
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'''Wells Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Delta County, Michigan|Delta County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  The population was 4,876 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], slightly down from 4,885 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Wells_township,_Delta_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2604185240 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 39.8 square miles (103.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 39.5 square miles (102.3&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (0.88%) is water.

==Communities==
*'''Groos''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township.<ref name="Rockford Map Publishers, Inc">{{cite book |title=Land Atlas and Plat Book, Delta County, Michigan 2004-2005 |year=2004–2005 |publisher=Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. |location=Rockford, Illinois|pages=13
 }}</ref> It had a post office from 1900 to 1913.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=241}}
*'''North Escanaba''' is an unincorporated community in the township.<ref name="Rockford Map Publishers, Inc"/>
*'''Pine Ridge''' is an unincorporated community in the township.<ref name="Rockford Map Publishers, Inc"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,044 people, 1,847 households, and 1,466 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|127.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,922 housing units at an average density of {{convert|48.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 1,847 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,065, and the median income for a family was $52,278. Males had a median income of $40,711 versus $22,337 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,012.  About 4.9% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*{{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-year= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0814318386 |location=Detroit, Michigan }}

{{Delta County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Delta County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan]]