Chippewa Township is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,227.

Communities

*Chippewa Lake is a small community in the southwest part of the township, on the south shore of Chippewa Lake. A post box only post office is located there with the ZIP code 49320. The community has had a post office since 1870.

Geography

The township is in northern Mecosta County, bordered to the north by Osceola County. It is northeast of

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, the

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, and west of Barryton. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.83%, are water. Chippewa Lake is in the southwest part of the township. The lake and the majority of the township are in the watershed of the West Branch of the Chippewa River, an east-flowing tributary of the

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and part of the

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watershed leading to

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. The northern part of the township drains to the

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, which flows southwest to

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,239 people, 518 households, and 356 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,139 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.34%

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, 0.16%

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, 0.48% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population. There were 518 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were

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living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.81. In the township the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $33,859, and the median income for a family was $36,563. Males had a median income of $32,778 versus $20,375 for females. The

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for the township was $17,336. About 8.1% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the

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, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

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* {{authority control Townships in Mecosta County, Michigan Townships in Michigan