| Official Name: | Exeter Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Exeter Township |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Christina Bogoski |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | 1836 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.65 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.54 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3927 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 107.5 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 193 |
| Elevation Ft: | 633 |
| Coordinates: | 42.035°N -83.4783°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 48117 (Carleton) 48159 (Maybee) 48162 (Monroe) 48111 (Belleville) 48164 (New Boston) |
| Area Code: | 734 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-115-26880[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626261 |
| Exeter Township Hall | |
| Location: | Southwest corner of Sumpter Road and Grant Street |
| Coordinates: | 42.023°N -83.4798°W |
| Built: | 1890 |
| Designation1: | Michigan State Historic Site |
| Designation1 Date: | September 3, 1998[4] |
Exeter Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,927 at the 2020 census.[2]
Exeter Township is in northern Monroe County and is bordered to the north by Wayne County. The center of the township is 10miles northwest of Monroe, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.65sqmi, of which 36.54sqmi are land and 0.11sqmi, or 0.31%, are water.[1] The township is drained mainly by Stony Creek, which crosses the center of the township, and Swan Creek, which crosses the northeast part of the township. Sandy Creek crosses the southwest corner of the township, passing through the center of the village of Maybee. All three creeks flow to the southeast and are direct tributaries of Lake Erie.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,727 people, 1,262 households, and 1,004 families residing in the township. The population density was 102sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,307 housing units at an average density of 35.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 91.82% White, 6.14% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.
There were 1,262 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% 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 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $63,806, and the median income for a family was $69,429. Males had a median income of $50,718 versus $26,818 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,308. About 2.7% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
Exeter Township is served by four school districts. The majority of the township is served by Airport Community Schools. The southeastern portion of the township is served by Monroe Public Schools, which also includes the majority of the village of Maybee. The southwestern corner of the township, including a small western portion of the village of Maybee, is served by Dundee Community Schools. The northwestern portion of the township is served by Milan Area Schools.[5]