Scipio Township ( ) is a

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Hillsdale County Hillsdale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 45,746. The county seat is Hillsdale. Hillsdale County is the only county in Michigan to border both Indiana and Ohio. Due to an a ...

in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 1,902 at the 2020 census.

Communities

* East Mosherville is a former settlement within the township just east of the community of Mosherville. The community had a station along the former railway line belonging to the Fort Wayne and Jackson Railroad branch of the

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. While the community no longer exists, it can be seen on th
1872
an
1916
maps of Scipio Township. * Mosherville is an

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within the township at .

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.81%) is water.

Major highways

* enters briefly in the southeast corner of the township. * enters briefly in the southwest corner of the township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,822 people, 619 households, and 487 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 660 housing units at an average density of 22.5 per square mile (8.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.37%

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, 0.22%

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, 0.77% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population. There were 619 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were

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living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.26. In the township the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $42,361, and the median income for a family was $47,065. Males had a median income of $32,008 versus $23,850 for females. The

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for the township was $17,427. About 6.3% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the

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, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The township is served by two separate public school district. The majority of the township is served by Jonesville Community Schools to the south in Jonesville. A small portion of the northwest corner of the township is served by Litchfield Community Schools to the west in Litchfield.

References

External links

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