Cambridge Township is a

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Lenawee County Lenawee County ( ') is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 99,423. The county seat is Adrian. The county was created in 1822, from territory partitioned from Monroe County. Its g ...

in the

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Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

. The population was 5,299 at the 2000 census.

Communities

* The village of Onsted is in the southern part of the township. * Springville is an

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on M-50 in the central portion of the township at . A post office operated from January 21, 1835, until August 31, 1905.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and is water, a total of 9.80%.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,299 people, 1,996 households, and 1,566 families in the township. The population density was . There were 2,686 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.30% White, 0.15% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.66% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.02% of the population. Of the 1,996 households, 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 17.8% of households were one person, and 6.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.01. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. The median household income was $59,450 and the median family income was $70,246. Males had a median income of $52,005 versus $26,605 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,705. About 2.5% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the

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, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

Lyster Hoxie Dewey Lyster Hoxie Dewey (1865–1944) was an American botanist from Michigan. Lyster Dewey was born in Cambridge, Michigan on March 14, 1865. In 1888, he graduated from Michigan State Agricultural College where, for the next two years, he taught bot ...

, botanist.

References

External links

Lenawee County government siteComplete text of ''History of Lenawee County'' published in 1909 by the Western Historical SocietyInformation on Townships in the State of Michigan
{{authority control Townships in Lenawee County, Michigan Townships in Michigan 1835 establishments in Michigan Territory Populated places established in 1835