Dexter Township is a

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of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 6,696 at the 2020 census. The city of

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is located to the southeast but does not border the township, and the two are administered autonomously.

Communities

* Dover is an

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located within the township at . Dover was settled along the

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in 1833 and was given a post office named Base Lake on August 30, 1849. It was also referred to as Dover Mills. In 1882, the Birkett Manufacturing Company established in Dover, and the community's name and post office changed to Birkett on March 29, 1882. The post office closed on October 14, 1893. * Hudson Mills is an unincorporated community located within the township at . The community also lends its name to the Hudson Mills Metropark. Hudson Mills is a designated Michigan State Historic Site. * North Lake is a historic settlement that existed within the township along the lake of the same name. A post office under the name Louisville opened on January 21, 1835 and was renamed North Lake on April 18, 1836. The post office closed on May 26, 1847. * Silver Lake is a former settlement within the township. A rural post office operated here from August 15, 1843 until September 3, 1856. It was located along the lake of the same name, which is now part of Pinckney State Recreation Area. * Sterling is a historic settlement that was established en route between

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and

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and received a post office on January 15, 1836. The post office operated until August 12, 1845.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (8.47%) is water. The township contains numerous lakes, and the

flows along the eastern border. Portions of Pinckney State Recreation Area and Hudson Mills Metropark are within the township. The

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runs through the township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were around 5,248 people, 1,863 households, and 1,488 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,168 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.52%

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, 0.38%

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, 0.29% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.06%

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, 0.08% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population. There were 1,863 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were

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living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.1% 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 2.80 and the average family size was 3.16. In the township the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $75,085, and the median income for a family was $81,510. Males had a median income of $57,596 versus $34,219 for females. The

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for the township was $30,164. About 0.8% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the

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, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Dexter Township is served by three public school districts. The majority of the township is served by Dexter Community School District in the nearby city of

. The western portion of the township is served by Chelsea School District in Chelsea. A very small northern portion of the township is served by Pinckney Community Schools to the north in Livingston County.

Images

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References

Sources

External links

Dexter Township official website
{{authority control Populated places established in 1827 Townships in Washtenaw County, Michigan 1827 establishments in Michigan Territory Townships in Michigan