Freedom Township is a

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in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 1,332 at the 2020 census.

Communities

* Eckert is a historic community within the township and was named for local grocer Frederick Eckert. The community had a rural post office October 7, 1893 until August 31, 1901. * Fredonia is a former settlement in the center of the township. It had a rural post office from July 11, 1838 until July 31, 1901. * Freedom is a historic community that is located within township. James Hill settled in the area in 1831, and a town meeting was first held here when Freedom Township was organized in 1834. A post office named Freedom operated briefly from May 21, 1867 until March 27, 1869. * Rogers Corner is an

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located within the township at the intersection of Waters Road and South Fletcher Road at .

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.09%) is water. The largest body of water in the township is Pleasant Lake.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,562 people, 561 households, and 417 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 612 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.15%

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, 0.26% Native American, 0.38%

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, 5.31% from

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, and 0.90% from two or more races.

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of any race were 8.77% of the population. There were 561

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s, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were

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living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.96. The township's population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $62,321, and the median income for a family was $73,235. Males had a median income of $45,139 versus $37,188 for females. The

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for the township was $26,397. About 1.2% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the

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, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Freedom Township is served by four public school districts. The majority of the township is served by Manchester Community Schools to the southwest in

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. The northwest portion of the township is served by Chelsea School District in

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. A small eastern portion of the township is served by

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in Saline, and a very small portion in the northeast corner is served by

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Gallery

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References

Sources

External links

Freedom Township official website
{{authority control Townships in Washtenaw County, Michigan Townships in Michigan 1834 establishments in Michigan Territory Populated places established in 1834