Madison Charter Township is a

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of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 8,439 at the 2020 census.

Communities

*Gorman is a former settlement located within the township. A post office operated here from March 3, 1893 until October 13, 1902. *Madison Center is an

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located in the center of the township at . *Sand Creek is an unincorporated community located in the southwest portion of the township at . Joshua and Rebecca Thurber received a land grant in 1820 and settled in the area. The

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opened a station here in 1881, and a post office began operating on September 27, 1881. The post office as named Thurber after the first settlers. The name was changed to Sand Creek on March 5, 1891 and then respelled as Sandcreek on June 11, 1894. It was named after a nearby creek. The post office was respelled back to Sand Creek in 1957. The post office remains in operation and uses the 49279 ZIP Code, which serves a portion of Madison Township and the surrounding area.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.85%) is water. The south branch of the

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flows through the township. The

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is located in the northern portion of the township near the city of

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Major highways

* runs briefly through the northeast corner of the township. * runs briefly through the northwest corner of the township. * runs north–south through the center the township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 8,200 people, 2,191 households, and 1,676 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,399 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 81.63%

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, 13.05%

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, 0.27% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 3.33% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.35% of the population. There were 2,191 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were

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living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% 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 3.07. In the township the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 165.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 185.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $47,114, and the median income for a family was $52,642. Males had a median income of $33,941 versus $23,103 for females. The

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for the township was $17,749. About 1.0% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the

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, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Madison Township is served by three separate public school districts. The northeast portion of the township is served by Madison School District. The south and southwestern portion of the township is served by Sand Creek Community Schools, and the northwest corner is served by Adrian Public Schools.

References

Sources

External links

Madison Township official website
{{Lenawee County, Michigan Townships in Lenawee County, Michigan Charter townships in Michigan 1834 establishments in Michigan Territory Populated places established in 1834