Lincoln Township is a

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of Midland County in the

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. The population was 2,497 at the 2020 census.

Communities

* Averill is an

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in the southern part of the township at . It began as a lumbering settlement, with a saloon named "Red Keg", which was popularized in novels by Eugene Thwing: ''The Man from Red Keg'', and ''The Redkeggers''. A post office named "Averill's Station" was established on September 30, 1868, named after the first postmaster, Averill S. Harrison. It was shortened to Averill on June 2, 1883. It was

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ted in 1870.

Geography

The township is in central Midland County, bordered to the southeast by the city of Midland, the

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, and to the west by the village of Sanford. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.41%, are water. The township is drained by tributaries of the

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, which crosses the township's southwest corner.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,277 people, 838 households, and 648 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 880 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.42%

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, 0.22%

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, 0.53% Asian, 0.13% from

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, and 0.70% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.88% of the population. There were 838 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.1% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.07. In the township the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $42,167, and the median income for a family was $47,448. Males had a median income of $40,913 versus $24,706 for females. The

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for the township was $19,168. About 6.6% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the

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, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* {{authority control Townships in Midland County, Michigan Townships in Michigan