Ingersoll Township, Michigan
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Ingersoll Township is a
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of Midland County in the
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of
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. The population was 2,775 at the 2020 census.


Geography

The township is in the southeast corner of Midland County and is bordered to the north by the city of Midland, the
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. The township is bordered to the east and south by
Saginaw County Saginaw County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 190,124. The county seat is Saginaw. The county was created by September 10, 1822, and was fully organized on February 9, 1835. The ...
. According to the
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, Ingersoll Township has a total area of , of which , or 0.34%, are water. The
Tittabawassee River The Tittabawassee River ( ) flows in a generally southeasterly direction through the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river begins at Secord Lake in Clement Township, at the confluence of the East Branch and the Middle Branch ...
crosses the northeast corner of the township.


Communities

*Laporte is an
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at , about south-southeast of downtown Midland. It is at the corners of
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s 25, 26, 35, and 36 in the southeast corner of both the township and county. The community first got a post office in January 1874 with the name Lee's Corner, after a local landowner. The post office was renamed Laporte in April 1895 and closed in January 1910. * The city of Midland, bordering the township to the north, has incorporated a small area of land in the northeast corner of the township. *Poseyville is a small unincorporated community at , about south of downtown Midland. It is at the corners of sections 8, 9, 16, and 17. A post office opened in July 1898 and operated until January 1907.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 3,018 people, 1,067 households, and 837 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,107 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.68%
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, 0.33%
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, 0.13% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population. There were 1,067 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were
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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.04. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $49,673, and the median income for a family was $55,050. Males had a median income of $41,458 versus $30,385 for females. The
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for the township was $22,249. About 3.5% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the
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, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.


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* {{authority control Townships in Midland County, Michigan Townships in Michigan 1855 establishments in Michigan Populated places established in 1855