| Delhi Township, Michigan | |
| Official Name: | Delhi Charter Township |
| Settlement Type: | Charter township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Delhi Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ingham |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1837 |
| Established Title2: | Organized |
| Established Date2: | 1842 |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | John Hayhoe |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Evan Hope |
| Area Total Km2: | 75.19 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 74.10 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 28.61 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.42 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 27710 |
| Population Density Km2: | 25877 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 955.5 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 42.6331°N -84.5381°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 892 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48842 (Holt) 48911 (Lansing) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-21420[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626174 |
Delhi Charter Township is a charter township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 27,710 at the 2020 census, an increase from 25,877 in 2010 census.[2]
Delhi Township is located directly south of the city of Lansing and is the fifth-largest municipality in Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.03sqmi, of which 28.61sqmi is land and 0.42sqmi (1.45%) is water.[2]
The Grand River flows through the southwestern part of the township, and Sycamore Creek flows through its northeastern part.[3]
The first permanent settlers in Delhi Township, John Norris and Fred Luther, arrived in 1837. In 1850, 402 settlers resided in the township. By 1857 Delhi Center (now Holt) had a post office, hotel, tavern, and several other businesses.
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,569 people, 8,563 households, and 6,268 families residing in the township. The population density was 783.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 8,988 housing units at an average density of 311.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 92.95% White, 2.36% African American, 0.49% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.56% of the population.
There were 8,563 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.06. In the township, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $50,922, and the median income for a family was $61,837. Males had a median income of $45,774 versus $31,192 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,485. About 3.2% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.