Editing Wilmot Township, Michigan

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{{For|the unincorporated community in Tuscola County, Michigan|Kingston Township, Michigan}}

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Wilmot Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Wilmot Township, Michigan.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Wilmot Township Hall
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label      = Wilmot Township
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| image_map          = Wilmot Township, MI location 2020.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]] (red) and an administered portion of the village of [[Wolverine, Michigan|Wolverine]] (pink)
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| 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  = [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan]]

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| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1894

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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 93.3
| area_land_km2      = 92.6
| area_water_km2     = 0.6
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_sq_mi   = <!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 822
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 273
| elevation_ft       = 896
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|14|30|N|84|39|55|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49713, 49795, 49799
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-87640<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        = 1627276<ref>{{gnis|1627276}}</ref>
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'''Wilmot Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 822 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Wilmot_township,_Cheboygan_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2603187640 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
Wilmot Township is located in the southwestern corner of Cheboygan County and is bordered by [[Charlevoix County, Michigan|Charlevoix County]] to the west and [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego County]] to the south. A small portion of the village of [[Wolverine, Michigan|Wolverine]] is in the northeast part of the township. [[Interstate 75]] crosses the southeast corner of the township but has no direct access.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|93.3|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|92.6|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.6|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.68%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wilmot township, Cheboygan County, Michigan |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603187640 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143955/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603187640 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=September 19, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 826 people, 295 households, and 222 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was 23.1 per square mile (8.9/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 464 housing units at an average density of 13.0 per square mile (5.0/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 95.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 295 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 90.6 of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $24,625 versus $18,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $13,625.  About 9.7% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Cheboygan County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Cheboygan County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1894]]
[[Category:1894 establishments in Michigan]]