| Official Name: | Addison Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Addison Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oakland |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Bruce Pearson |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Pauline Bennett |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.58 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.52 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.06 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 6256 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 4296250 (Metro Detroit) |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 304 |
| Elevation Ft: | 997 |
| Coordinates: | 42.8383°N -83.1503°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48366 (Lakeville) 48367 (Leonard) 48370 (Oxford) |
| Area Codes: | 248, 947, 586, and 810 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-00400[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625802 |
Addison Township is a civil township of northeast Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 6,256.[2]
The Township was named for pioneer settler Addison Chamberlain.[3]
The Township has two unincorporated communities:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.58sqmi, of which 35.52sqmi is land and 1.06sqmi (2.90%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,439 people, 2,174 households, and 1,752 families residing in the township. The population density was 177.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,290 housing units at an average density of 63.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.10% White, 1.07% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population.
There were 2,174 households, out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $69,266, and the median income for a family was $79,019. Males had a median income of $60,281 versus $30,720 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,350. About 3.8% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 and over.
Most of Addison Township is in Oxford Community Schools. Other portions are in Lake Orion Community Schools, Almont Community Schools, and Romeo Community Schools.[6] The first district's zoned high school is Oxford High School. The others', respectively, are Lake Orion High School, Almont High School, and Romeo High School.