| Official Name: | Wright Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Wright 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: | Hillsdale |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Frederick Horwath |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Maghann Zimmerman |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1838 |
| Area Total Km2: | 112.72 |
| Area Land Km2: | 112.28 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.44 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 43.52 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 43.35 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1542 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 35.6 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 277 |
| Elevation Ft: | 909 |
| Coordinates: | 41.7628°N -84.4133°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49288 (Waldron) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-88780[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627292 |
Wright Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,542 at the 2020 census.
The Coman family were the first settlers in the area beginning in 1835. By 1838, the residents petitioned for their own township named Coman Township. However, a clerical error ended up with the newly established township being named Canaan Township. The township was renamed to Wright in 1844.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 43.52sqmi, of which 43.35sqmi is land and 0.17sqmi (0.39%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,788 people, 667 households, and 492 families residing in the township. The population density was 41.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 776 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile (6.9/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.76% White, 0.22% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.
There were 667 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,591, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $30,428 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,235. About 9.6% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
The township is served by three separate public school districts. The township has its own school district, Waldron Area Schools, which serves the majority of the township and smaller portions of several adjacent townships. The northwest corner of the township is served by Pittsford Area Schools to the north in Pittsford. A very small portion of the northeast corner of the township is served by Hudson Area Schools to the northeast in Hudson in Lenawee County.[3]