Manchester Township is a

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Washtenaw County Washtenaw County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the population was 372,258. The county seat is Ann Arbor. The county was authorized by legislation in 1822 and organized as a county in 1826. Washtenaw ...

in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 4,569 at the 2010 census.

Communities

* Elba is a historic community located within the township. Elba had its own post office from May 7, 1834 until February 15, 1853. *

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is a village located within the northeast portion of the township. * Spike is the name of a former post office that operated within the township briefly from February 16, 1895 until March 19, 1896. It appeared in Section 20 of an 1895 map of Manchester Township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.32%) is water. Manchester Township contains portions of two state parks. The township contains of the

Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve is a combination public recreation area and nature preserve located five miles west of Manchester in Jackson and Washtenaw counties, Michigan. The area occupies a total of , with the Michigan Departme ...

, which also extends west into Jackson County. The township also contains a very small portion of

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surrounding Round Lake in the southwest corner of the county. The Saline River flows through the northeast corner of the township.

Major highways

* forms a portions of the southern boundary of the township. * runs south–north along the eastern edge of the township and through the village of

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,102 people, 1,617 households, and 1,151 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,718 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.15%

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, 0.37%

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, 0.46% Native American, 0.17%

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, 0.27% from

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, and 0.59% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.15% of the population. There were 1,617 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were

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living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.1% 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 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $55,847, and the median income for a family was $62,786. Males had a median income of $50,625 versus $30,333 for females. The

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for the township was $27,038. About 3.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the

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, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Manchester Township is served by three separate public school districts. Most of the township is served by

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. The southeast portion of the township is served by

Clinton Community Schools Clinton Community Schools are a group of community schools located in Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan Clinton is a village in Lenawee County in the Irish Hills area of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,336 at the 2010 cen ...

Clinton Clinton is an English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988 Clinton has frequently been used as a given ...

Lenawee County Lenawee County ( ') is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 99,423. The county seat is Adrian. The county was created in 1822, from territory partitioned from Monroe County. Its g ...

, while the southwest corner of the township is served by Columbia School District to the west in Jackson County.

Images

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References

Sources

External links

Manchester Township official website
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