Columbia Township is a
civil township of
Jackson County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. As of the
2010 census, the population was 7,420.
Communities
*
Brooklyn is a village in the southeast of the township.
*
Cement City (primarily in
Lenawee County) lies within the south-central part of the township.
*Clarklake is an
unincorporated community around
Clark Lake in the northwest of the township served by a US Post Office with the
ZIP Code of 49234. It began as a settlement in 1833.
[Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 118]
*Lake Columbia is an unincorporated community around
Lake Columbia in the south central part of the township.
*
Vineyard Lake is an unincorporated community and
census-designated place partially within the township.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (7.47%) is water.
[
The township is in southeastern Jackson County and is bordered to the south by Lenawee County. ]U.S. Route 127
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follows the western border of the township and leads north to Jackson, the county seat, and south to Hudson
Hudson may refer to:
People
* Hudson (given name)
* Hudson (surname)
* Henry Hudson, English explorer
* Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back
* Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudso ...
. M-50 runs through the eastern side of the township and the village of Brooklyn, leading northwest to Jackson and southeast to Tecumseh
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. M-124 runs east-southeast from Brooklyn past Vineyard Lake and Wamplers Lake to US-12
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in Lenawee County.
The township is the headwaters of the River Raisin which passes through Vineyard Lake and ultimately flows east to Lake Erie. Goose Creek passes through the manmade lake Lake Columbia then into the Raisin River. The headwaters of the Grand River pass through the west end of the township, ultimately leading north and west to Lake Michigan
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.
The township contains the northern part of the Michigan International Speedway property.
Government
:
*Supervisor Robert Elrod
*Clerk Barry Marsh
*Treasurer John C. Calhoun
*Trustees Robin Tackett, Rick Deland, Brent Beamish, and Phil Reynolds
The township has a 24/7 police department, as well as a part-paid fire department (25 paid on-call), with two full-time fire personnel chief/fire inspector and assistant chief and two fire stations.
Demographics
As of the censusmarried couples
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living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $51,632, and the median income for a family was $60,111. Males had a median income of $43,359 versus $30,410 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,763. About 3.4% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Official township website
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Townships in Jackson County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan