Editing Williamstown Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Williamstown Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Williamstown Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| image_map          = Williamstown Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County]] and portions of the administered CDPs of [[Haslett, Michigan|Haslett]] (1) and [[Okemos, Michigan|Okemos]] (2)

<!-- 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  = [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Ron Poth
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Robin Cleveland
| established_title  = Organized
| established_date   = 1839

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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 75.78
| area_land_km2      = 75.34
| area_water_km2     = 0.44
| area_total_sq_mi   = 29.26
| area_land_sq_mi    = 29.09
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.17

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 5286
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| 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
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| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-87440<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        = 1627275<ref>{{gnis|1627275}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.williamstowntownship.com/|Official website}}
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'''Williamstown Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 5,286.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Williamstown_township,_Ingham_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2606587440 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The city of [[Williamston, Michigan|Williamston]] occupies the southeast corner of the township, but the two are administered autonomously.

==Communities==
*'''Africa''' was a section of Williamstown Township settled by the Webb family.  They were vocal abolitionists, and other residents of the area called where they lived Africa.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=12}}
*'''Alverson''' was the name of a post office in Williamstown Township. Samuel Alverson was a large landowner, and he became the first postmaster with his home serving as the post office in September 1852. The office closed in October 1867 and reopened in June 1868 with William Alverson as postmaster. It closed again in November 1874 but was reopened again in December 1874 and operated until January 1896.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=12}}
*'''[[Haslett, Michigan|Haslett]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) with a small portion of the CDP extending east into township.
*'''[[Okemos, Michigan|Okemos]]''' is an unincorporated community and CDP with a small portion of the CDP extending east into the northern portion of the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|29.26|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|29.09|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.17|sqmi|km2|2}} (0.58%) is water.<ref name="CENS">{{cite web |date=September 2012 |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=25 Michigan }}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,834 people, 1,692 households, and 1,416 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|164.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,732 housing units at an average density of {{convert|58.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.62% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.56% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.03% of the population.

There were 1,692 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $79,778, and the median income for a family was $86,169. Males had a median income of $54,647 versus $38,854 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $30,710.  About 1.4% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Williamston Community Schools]] serve most of Williamstown Township. However, portions of the township are also served by Haslett Public Schools in the northwest, [[Okemos Public Schools]] in the southwest, and Perry Public Schools in the northeast.

==Highways==
*{{jct|state=MI|I|96}} runs east–west about one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) south of the township's southern boundary.
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|43}} run east–west through the southern portion of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|52}} runs south–north about two miles (3.2&nbsp;km) east of the township's eastern boundary.

==References==
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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 }}

==External links==
* [http://www.williamstowntownship.com Official website]

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Ingham County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1839]]
[[Category:1839 establishments in Michigan]]