Sheridan Township is a

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of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of

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. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,809 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Sheridan Township is located in eastern Calhoun County and is bordered by Jackson County to the east. The city of Albion is along the southern boundary of the township but administratively separate. Interstate 94 runs through the township with access from two exits. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.38%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,116 people, 770 households, and 559 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 823 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 87.81%

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, 7.84%

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, 0.61% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.99% from other races, and 2.50% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.74% of the population. There were 770 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.84. In the township the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $32,075, and the median income for a family was $37,656. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $25,156 for females. The

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for the township was $14,886. About 7.9% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the

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, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Sheridan Township official website
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