Adrian Charter Township is a charter township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 6,035. The city of

Adrian Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the m ...

borders on the south, but the two are administered autonomously.

History

The present boundaries of Adrian township correspond to

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6 South Range 3 East. Lenawee County was initially divided into three townships by act of the

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on April 12, 1827. Tecumseh Township spanned the northern portion of the county, Logan Township spanned the middle tier and Blissfield Township spanned the southern tier (and also included an area in the "

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" which ultimately became part of

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). Over time, new townships were created and the area of Logan Township was reduced. By an act of the Territorial Legislature on March 7, 1834, Logan Township was reduced to consist of T6S R3E and was renamed as "Adrian Township", to match that of

, the main village in the township. The village of Adrian was

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ted under the name "Logan" in 1828 by

Addison J. Comstock Addison may refer to: Places Canada * Addison, Ontario United States *Addison, Alabama * Addison, Illinois * Addison Street in Chicago, Illinois which runs by Wrigley Field *Addison, Kentucky *Addison, Maine * Addison, Michigan * Addison, New Yo ...

, but was soon renamed "Adrian" after the Roman Emperor

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at the request of Comstock's wife.

Communities

*Birdsall was a community in Adrian Township. It was founded by Darius Comstock, a brother of Addison Comstock, the founder of Adrian. Darius Comstock settled here in 1827. In 1831, he gave land to the Quakers to found a meetinghouse. In 1850, a Quaker school was founded here, which operated until 1908. There was a post office here from 1897 until 1901.Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 63

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.06%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,749 people, 2,147 households, and 1,711 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,224 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 92.68%

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, 1.65%

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, 0.45% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 2.94% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.97% of the population. There were 2,147 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were

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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.99. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $60,640, and the median income for a family was $64,653. Males had a median income of $46,106 versus $28,558 for females. The total

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for the township was $24,881. About 1.4% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the

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, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those aged 65 or over.

References

External links

Lenawee County government siteComplete text of ''History of Lenawee County'' published in 1909 by the Western Historical Society
{{Lenawee County, Michigan Townships in Lenawee County, Michigan Charter townships in Michigan 1834 establishments in Michigan Territory Populated places established in 1834