Addison Township is a

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of northeast Oakland County in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 6,256. The Township was named for pioneer settler Addison Chamberlain.

Communities

* The village of

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is in the northeast part of the township. The Leonard ZIP code 48367 serves most of the eastern portion of the township. The Township has two unincorporated communities: * Campbells Corner is on the southern border with Oakland Charter Township. * Lakeville is located in the south central part of the township at . It was founded and named by Sherman Hopkins in 1830. It was the first white settlement in the Township, which had been named for pioneer settler Addison Chamberlain. A post office was established in November 1836, and Lakeville was

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ted in 1840. The community is served by the P.O. box-only ZIP code 48366.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.90%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,439 people, 2,174 households, and 1,752 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,290 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.10%

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, 1.07%

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, 0.33% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.26% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population. There were 2,174 households, out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were

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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.21. In the township the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $69,266, and the median income for a family was $79,019. Males had a median income of $60,281 versus $30,720 for females. The

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for the township was $29,350. About 3.8% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the

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, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 and over.

Education

Most of Addison Township is in

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. Other portions are in Lake Orion Community Schools, Almont Community Schools, and Romeo Community Schools. The first district's zoned high school is Oxford High School. The others', respectively, are Lake Orion High School, Almont High School, and Romeo High School.

Notable residents

* Mark S. Brewer (1837–1901), United States Congressman

References

External links

Addison Township
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