| Adrian Township, Michigan | |
| Official Name: | Adrian Charter Township |
| Settlement Type: | Charter township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Adrian Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lenawee |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | James Koehn |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Rob Hosken |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1834 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 88.09 |
| Area Land Km2: | 88.03 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 33.99 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 6401 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 188.3 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 265 |
| Elevation Ft: | 869 |
| Coordinates: | 41.9319°N -84.055°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49221 (Adrian) 49286 (Tecumseh) 49287 (Tipton) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-00460[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625804 |
Adrian Charter Township is a charter township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township population was 6,401 at the 2020 census.[2] The city of Adrian borders on the south, but the two are administered autonomously.
The present boundaries of Adrian Township correspond to survey township 6 South Range 3 East. Lenawee County was initially divided into three townships by act of the Michigan Territorial Council on April 12, 1827. Tecumseh Township spanned the northern portion of the county, Logan Township spanned the middle tier, and Blissfield Township spanned the southern tier (and also included an area in the Toledo Strip which ultimately became part of Ohio).
Over time, new townships were created and the area of Logan Township was reduced. By an act of the Territorial Legislature on March 7, 1834, Logan Township was reduced to consist of T6S R3E and was renamed as Adrian Township to match that of Adrian, the main village in the township. The village of Adrian was platted under the name Logan in 1828 by Addison J. Comstock, but was soon renamed Adrian after the Roman Emperor Hadrian at the request of Comstock's wife.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.01sqmi, of which 33.99sqmi is land and 0.02sqmi (0.06%) is water.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,749 people, 2,147 households, and 1,711 families residing in the township. The population density was 166.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,224 housing units at an average density of 64.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 92.68% White, 1.65% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 2.94% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.97% of the population.
There were 2,147 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $60,640, and the median income for a family was $64,653. Males had a median income of $46,106 versus $28,558 for females. The total per capita income for the township was $24,881. About 1.4% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those aged 65 or over.
The majority of the township is served by Adrian Public Schools to the south in the city of Adrian, while portions of the western part of the township are served by Onsted Community Schools to the northwest in the village of Onsted.[5]