Editing Winterfield Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Winterfield Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = Winterfield Township Hall
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|pushpin_label          =Winterfield Township
|pushpin_map_caption    =Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|image_map                = Winterfield Township, MI location.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Clare County, Michigan|Clare County]]

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|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        = [[Clare County, Michigan|Clare]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=87980|title=Winterfield Township, Clare County, Michigan|date=2023|accessdate=January 25, 2023}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Mark Hammar
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Bonnie Blackledge
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1871

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|area_footnotes           = 
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 94.82
|area_land_km2            = 93.37
|area_water_km2           = 1.45
|area_total_sq_mi         = 36.61
|area_land_sq_mi          = 36.05
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.56

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name=C2020>{{cite web|last=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Winterfield+township,+Clare+County,+Michigan|title=Winterfield Township, Clare County, Michigan|accessdate=January 24, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 460
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 12.8

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 328
|elevation_ft             = 1076
|coordinates              = {{coord|44|06|50|N|85|01|52|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49665 ([[Marion, Michigan|Marion]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-87980<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              = 1627282<ref>{{GNIS|1627282}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.winterfieldtownship.org/|Official website}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Winterfield Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Clare County, Michigan|Clare County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 460 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=C2020/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|36.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.56|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (1.53%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States census]]| accessdate = January 13, 2023|page=19 Michigan}}</ref>

The [[Muskegon River]] runs through the southeast portion of the township, while the [[Clam River (Michigan)|Clam River]] enters from the north as a tributary to the Muskegon River.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 483 people, 184 households, and 142 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 386 housing units at an average density of 10.6 per square mile (4.1/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 95.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.66% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 184 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $26,953, and the median income for a family was $30,455. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $22,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $14,322.  About 18.8% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.0% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The township is served by three separate public school districts.  The majority of the township is served by [[Marion Public Schools]] to the west in the village of [[Marion, Michigan|Marion]] in [[Osceola County, Michigan|Osceola County]].  The southeast corner of the township is served by [[Harrison Community Schools]] to the southeast in the city of [[Harrison, Michigan|Harrison]], while a very small northern portion of the township is served by [[McBain Rural Agricultural Schools]] to the north in the city of [[McBain, Michigan|McBain]] in [[Missaukee County, Michigan|Missaukee County]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_CLARE%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Clare County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=February 1, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://winterfieldtownship.org/ Winterfield Township official website]

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[[Category:Townships in Clare County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1871]]
[[Category:1871 establishments in Michigan]]