London Township is a

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of Monroe County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 2,984 at the 2020 census.

History

London Township was established in 1833.

Communities

*London is an

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located at . The community was settled with a post office on December 22, 1832, that remained in operation until February 15, 1905. *Oakville is an unincorporated community in the northern portion of the township at . The community was first settled as early as 1831, and it received its first post office under the name Readingville on May 7, 1834. The post office was short-lived and closed on November 24, 1834. The Readingville post office reopened on May 2, 1835 and was renamed as Nelsonville on June 18, 1836. The name again changed to Oakville on January 3, 1837 and remained the same until it closed for the last time on February 29, 1904.

Geography

London Township is in northern Monroe County, with its north border being the

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line. The center of the township is southeast of

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, northwest of

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, and 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 mouth of Paint Creek is at the northern border of the township with Stony Creek.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,024 people, 1,009 households, and 809 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,061 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 84.95%

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, 12.93%

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, 0.43% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.42% of the population. There were 1,009 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were

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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.35. In the township the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $56,250, and the median income for a family was $61,314. Males had a median income of $45,647 versus $27,316 for females. The

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for the township was $20,285. About 5.6% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the

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, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

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* {{authority control Townships in Monroe County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Populated places established in 1833 1833 establishments in Michigan Territory