| Official Name: | Salem Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Salem Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| 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: | Washtenaw |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Gary Whittaker |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Del Wensley |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1832 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 89.04 |
| Area Land Km2: | 88.81 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.23 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.38 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.29 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7018 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 281 |
| Elevation Ft: | 922 |
| Coordinates: | 42.4°N -83.6°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48105 (Ann Arbor) 48167, 48168 (Northville) 48170 (Plymouth) 48175 (Salem) 48178 (South Lyon) |
| Area Codes: | 248 and 734 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-71130[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627035 |
Salem Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,018 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.38sqmi, of which 34.29sqmi is land and 0.09sqmi (0.26%) is water.
At the 2000 census, there were 5,562 people, 1,928 households and 1,615 families residing in the township. The population density was 162.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,031 housing units at an average density of 59.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 95.97% White, 1.33% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.
There were 1,928 households, of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.13.
27.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.
The median household income was $69,258 and the median family income was $75,115. Males had a median income of $50,813 compared with $31,729 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,450. About 0.8% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
The Jarvis Stone School is a defunct one-room schoolhouse that was built in the township in 1857.[3] [4]
Salem Township is served by four separate public school districts.[5] South Lyon Community Schools serves the largest area of the township and is located in South Lyon to the north in Oakland County. The district's Salem Elementary School is the only public school located within Salem Township.[6]
Northville Public Schools serves a very small northeastern portion of the township. Students within the Northville section of the township are zoned to attend either Ridgewood Elementary School or Thorton Creek Elementary School, as well as Hillside Middle School and Northville High School.[7] Plymouth-Canton Community Schools to the east in Wayne County serves the southeast portion of the township. Ann Arbor Public Schools serves a very small southwest portion of the township, and students in that area are zoned to Logan Elementary School, Clague Middle School, and Huron High School.[8] [9] [10]