Editing Yankee Springs Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Yankee Springs Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Township (United States)|Township]]
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Barry County, Michigan|Barry]]

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| area_total_km2     = 92.9
| area_land_km2      = 80.4
| area_water_km2     = 12.4
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 5322
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_m        = 231
| elevation_ft       = 758
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| postal_code        = 49333
| area_code          = [[Area code 269|269]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-89020<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>
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| blank1_info        = 1627297<ref>{{gnis|1627297}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.yankeespringstwp.org}}
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'''Yankee Springs Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Barry County, Michigan]], United States. The population was 5,322 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Yankee Springs township, Barry County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Yankee_Springs_township,_Barry_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2601589020 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|92.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|80.4|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|12.4|km2|disp=flip}}, or 13.37%, is water,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601589020| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212152848/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601589020| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Yankee Springs township, Barry County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref> consisting of several lakes in the western half of the township, the largest of which is [[Gun Lake (Michigan)|Gun Lake]]. [[Yankee Springs Recreation Area]] occupies {{convert|5200|acre}} along much of the shore of Gun Lake and to the north and east.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,219 people, 1,628 households, and 1,253 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|134.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,182 housing units at an average density of {{convert|69.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.45% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.56% of the population.

There were 1,628 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $52,661, and the median income for a family was $57,558. Males had a median income of $40,691 versus $31,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $25,100.  About 2.8% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.yankeespringstwp.org Yankee Springs Township official website]

{{Barry County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Barry County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Grand Rapids metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]