Sugar Creek Township is one of fifteen

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,643 and it contained 2,720 housing units. The township's name changed from Trenton Township on June 1, 1874.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.92%) is land and (or 0.08%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Aviston (vast majority) * Trenton

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Saint Francis, Saint Marys and Trenton.

Major highways

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Lakes

* Sportsman Lake

Landmarks

* Cemetery

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 6,643 people, 2,374 households, and 1,578 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,720 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.69%

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, 0.51%

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, 0.47% Native American, 0.62%

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, 0.03%

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, 1.01% from

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, and 3.67% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.54% of the population. There were 2,374 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.41% were married couples living together, 7.92% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 33.53% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.22. The township's age distribution consisted of 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $72,750, and the median income for a family was $102,821. Males had a median income of $52,813 versus $39,451 for females. The

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for the township was $37,103. About 2.2% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the

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, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

Aviston School District 21
* Wesclin Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

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* State House District 102 * State Senate District 51

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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