Delta Charter Township, officially known as the Charter Township of Delta and commonly known as simply Delta Township, is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 33,119 making it the most populous

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in Eaton County. The township operates its own fire department, but contracts with the Eaton County Sheriff Department for police protection. The township is a major community in metropolitan Lansing.

Communities

*Delta Mills is an

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within the north-central of township on the Grand River immediately north of the Webster Street bridge. It lies between the cities of Grand Ledge on the west and

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on the east. It was first settled in 1836 and platted as "Grand River City" in 1841, but never incorporated. The community became known as Delta Mills due to the grist mill located there and the township. *Delta Center is an unincorporated community located near the center of the township at Canal Street and St. Joseph Highway. It was the original location of the township hall built in the 1870s and serving until 1955 when it was moved up Canal where it intersects with Saginaw Highway. *Millett (originally Millett's Station) is a populated place within the southwest corner of the township and located east of Creyts Road, west of Waverly Road, and along Lansing Road. The old Millett School building, the former

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's Millett railroad depot and the Woldumar Nature Center are located there. The village was platted in 1874 by former Eaton County sheriff Silas Millett. * Waverly is a

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(CDP) used for statistical purposes and has no legal status as a municipality. The population was 23,925 at the 2010 census, containing most of the urbanized population of the township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.30%) is water. Since 2000, the township has entered into four

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s with the neighboring city of

, which has resulted in the temporary transfer of of land to Lansing. The agreements facilitated the construction of the Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant as well as three auto suppliers.

Demographics

2010

As of the

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of 2010, there were 32,408 people, 14,201 households, and 8,572 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 15,186 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 76.8%

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, 11.6%

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, 0.5% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.0%

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, 1.9% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 6.2% of the population.

2000

There were 12,559 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were

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living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.92. In the township the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $52,711, and the median income for a family was $65,429. Males had a median income of $48,520 versus $32,776 for females. The

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for the township was $27,048. About 3.8% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the

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, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

2024

A disgraced Michigan township supervisor who resigned from office after he was caught in an alleged child sex sting operation shockingly notched enough votes to reclaim his old seat during Tuesday's election. Former Delta Township Supervisor Ken Fletcher won back his seat after capturing nearly 89% of the votes cast, according to preliminary results – defeating two write-in candidates who entered the race following his resignation on Sept. 3, the same day he was arrested, local outlets reported. Former Delta Township Supervisor Ken Fletcher unofficially won back his seat. The Democrat, who was supervisor for more than a decade, is accused of engaging in sexually explicit conversations with an officer posing as a 15-year-old boy on the dating app Grindr, following a sting conducted by regional, state and local law enforcement agencies. Police said the conversation later shifted off the app to text messages, where Fletcher expressed his desire to meet the teen decoy at the Lansing Mall to talk, though he never arranged a get-together, according to court documents obtained by WILX 10 News. Fletcher, whose name was kept on the ballot due to state election law, now has until Jan. 1, 2025, to decide if he will accept or decline the position, according to local outlets.

Transportation

Three major

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s pass through Delta Charter Township and include

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(I-69),

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, and I-496. Saginaw Highway ( M-43) is the major thoroughfare with many commercial businesses located along the road. Eaton County Transportation Authority (EATRAN) and the

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(CATA) both provide public transportation services to the area.

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provides intercity passenger service, in nearby

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, on the

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''Blue Water'' line. Class one rail freight service is provided by

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(CN), operating out of a rail yard along Snow Road, Mt. Hope Highway and Lansing Road. The yard mainly handles automobile, coal, grain, and lumber loads for local industries.

References

External links

Official Website of the Charter Township of Delta
{{Authority control Townships in Eaton County, Michigan Charter townships in Michigan Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area Populated places established in 1837