Dundee Township is a

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in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 8,145 at the 2020 census, up from 6,759 in 2010. The township contains the village of Dundee, and the majority of the township is served by Dundee Community Schools.

Communities

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between the Ann Arbor Railroad running north–south, the

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coming in from the west, and the CN Flat Rock Subdivision coming in from the east at about southeast of Dundee. * Dundee is a village within the township on the

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at the junction of

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and M-50. *Rea is an unincorporated community located at . It was founded in 1886 as a railway station. Rea had its own post office from March 2, 1886, until October 2, 1906.

Geography

Dundee Township is in western Monroe County and is bordered to the west by

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. The village of Dundee is in the center of the township, west of Monroe, the

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. The

flows from south to east across the township, passing through the center of Dundee village. The township is within the River Raisin watershed except for the southeast corner, which is drained by tributaries of Plum Creek. The River Raisin and Plum Creek are direct tributaries of

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to the southeast. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.79%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,341 people, 2,367 households, and 1,713 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,498 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.35%

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, 0.49%

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, 0.22% Native American, 0.35%

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, 0.43% from

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, and 1.17% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.25% of the population. There were 2,367 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13. In the township the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $47,279, and the median income for a family was $57,996. Males had a median income of $44,250 versus $26,580 for females. The

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for the township was $20,361. About 5.6% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the

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, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Highways

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References

External links

* {{authority control Townships in Monroe County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Populated places established in 1838 1838 establishments in Michigan