Exeter Township is a

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of Monroe County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 3,927 at the 2020 census.

Communities

*East Exeter is a former settlement within the township that briefly had its own post office from March 14, 1850, until October 2, 1851. *Exeter is a historic community located at . Exeter contained its own post office from July 6, 1840, to June 28, 1842, and again from March 14, 1850 to September 14, 1903. *

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is a

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in the southwestern portion of the township at . Maybee has its own post office with the 48159 ZIP Code, which serves the village and portions of Exeter Township, as well as portions of several nearby townships. * Scofield is an

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located northeast of Maybee at .

Geography

Exeter Township is in northern Monroe County and is bordered to the north by Wayne County. The center of the township is northwest of

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, the

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. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.31%, are water. The township is drained mainly by Stony Creek, which crosses the center of the township, and Swan Creek, which crosses the northeast part of the township. Sandy Creek crosses the southwest corner of the township, passing through the center of the village of Maybee. All three creeks flow to the southeast and are direct tributaries of

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,727 people, 1,262 households, and 1,004 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,307 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 91.82%

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, 6.14%

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, 0.30% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.40% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population. There were 1,262 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were

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living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.33. In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $63,806, and the median income for a family was $69,429. Males had a median income of $50,718 versus $26,818 for females. The

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for the township was $24,308. About 2.7% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the

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, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Exeter Township is served by four school districts. The majority of the township is served by Airport Community Schools. The southeastern portion of the township is served by Monroe Public Schools, which also includes the majority of the village of

. The southwestern corner of the township, including a small western portion of the village of Maybee, is served by Dundee Community Schools. The northwestern portion of the township is served by Milan Area Schools.

Notable people

* Lewis Welch (1814–1878), Michigan

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Images

File:Scofield Road (Scofield, MI).jpg, File:McGowan_School_(Exeter,_MI).jpg, File:Exeter Township Volunteer Fire Department (Michigan).jpg,

References

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External links

* {{Authority control Townships in Monroe County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Populated places established in 1836 1836 establishments in Michigan Territory