Editing Wise Township, Michigan

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

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|image_skyline            = Wise Township Hall, MI.jpg
|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = Wise Township Hall in [[Loomis, Michigan|Loomis]]
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|image_seal               =

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|pushpin_label          =Wise Township
|pushpin_map_caption    =Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|image_map                = Wise Township, MI location.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Isabella County, Michigan|Isabella County]] (red) and the administered CDP of [[Loomis, Michigan|Loomis]] (pink)

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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        = [[Isabella County, Michigan|Isabella]]

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=Wise Township|url=https://wisetownship.org/contact-us/|title=Wise Township: Contact Us|date=2023|accessdate=June 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=88040|title=Wise Township, Isabella County, Michigan|date=2023|accessdate=June 25, 2022}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Robert Moore
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Doris Methner
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1872

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|area_footnotes           = 
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 94.77
|area_land_km2            = 94.53
|area_water_km2           = 0.23
|area_total_sq_mi         = 36.59
|area_land_sq_mi          = 36.50
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.09

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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=Wise+township,+Isabella+County;+Michigan|title=Wise Township, Isabella County; Michigan|date=June 24, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 1355
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 37.1

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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              = 233
|elevation_ft             = 764
|coordinates              = {{coord|43|46|18|N|84|40|29|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48617 ([[Clare, Michigan|Clare]])<br>48618 ([[Coleman, Michigan|Coleman]])<br>48878 ([[Rosebush, Michigan|Rosebush]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-88040<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              = 1627283<ref>{{GNIS|1627283}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://wisetownship.org/|Official website}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Wise Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Isabella County, Michigan|Isabella County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,355 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=C2020/>

==History==
Wise Township was established on January 24, 1872.  It was named after George Wise, who was one of the first settlers to the area in the community of [[Loomis, Michigan|Loomis]].  Originally, Wise Township occupied two 36-square-mile [[survey township]]s in the northeast corner of Isabella County.  The original boundaries of the township can be seen on an 1873 county map.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cartography Associates|url=https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~22374~730126:-Map-of-Isabella-County,-Michigan--|title=Map of Isabella County, Michigan (1873)|date=2023|accessdate=June 23, 2023}}</ref>  The southern half of Wise Township was set aside as [[Denver Township, Isabella County, Michigan|Denver Township]] in 1876.<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 |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| pages=154, 334–335}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.59|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|36.50|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.09|sqmi|km2|2}} (0.25%) 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=26 Michigan}}</ref>

The [[Pere Marquette Rail-Trail]] runs through the township.  The entire township is within the boundaries of the [[Isabella Indian Reservation]].

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|10}} runs east–west along the northern portion of the city.
*{{jct|state=MI|US-Bus|10|dab1=Clare}} is a business loop that enters very briefly in the northwest corner of the township and connects to US 10.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,301 people, 464 households, and 360 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|35.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 517 housing units at an average density of 14.1 per square mile (5.4/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 93.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 464 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% 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 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,333, and the median income for a family was $45,208. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $21,111 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,346.  About 5.5% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Wise Township is served by three separate public school districts.  The northern portion of the township is served by [[Clare Public Schools]] to the northwest in the city of [[Clare, Michigan|Clare]].  The southeast portion of the township is served by [[Coleman Community School District]] to the west in the city of [[Coleman, Michigan|Coleman]] in [[Midland County, Michigan|Midland County]].  A small portion of the southwest corner of the township is served by [[Mount Pleasant Public Schools]] much further to the south in the city of [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan|Mount Pleasant]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_ISABELLA%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Isabella County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=August 28, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://wisetownship.org/ Wise Township official website]

{{Isabella County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Isabella County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1872]]
[[Category:1872 establishments in Michigan]]