Lyndon Township is a

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of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 2,656 at the 2020 census.

Communities

* Collins Plains is a former settlement named after brothers Josiah and Harrison Collins, who settled here in 1833. * Iron Creek is a historic settlement located within the township. A post office operated in Iron Creek from February 8, 1840 until June 25, 1859. * Lyndon Center is an

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located along M-52 within the center of the township at .

Geography

The township is located in the northwest corner of Washtenaw County. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (8.60%) is water. The township contains numerous lakes and also has the westernmost boundary of the Waterloo State Recreation Area, and

Pinckney State Recreation Area Pinckney State Recreation Area is a Michigan state recreation area in Dexter, Sylvan and Lyndon Townships, Washtenaw County and Putnam and Unadilla Townships, Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is and sits at an ele ...

has its western boundaries within the township. The

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runs through the township and has its western terminus near the township hall. A small southern portion of the Unadilla State Wildlife Area extends into Lyndon Township.

Major highways

* runs diagonally southeast–northwest through the township.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 2,728 people, 877 households and 697 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,055 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 89.85%

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, 6.12%

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, 1.17% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 1.28% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.49% of the population. There were 877 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were

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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.07. 23.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 141.6 males. The

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was $71,595 and the median family income was $77,326. Males had a median income of $48,372 and females $30,054. The

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was $26,297. About 0.6% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the

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, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Lyndon Township is served by two public school districts. The majority of the township is served by Chelsea School District to the southeast in Chelsea. Small portions of the northern portion of the township are served by Stockbridge Community Schools to the northeast in Stockbridge in

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Images

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References

Sources

External links

Lyndon Township official website
{{authority control Townships in Washtenaw County, Michigan Townships in Michigan 1836 establishments in Michigan Territory Populated places established in 1836