| Caledonia Township, Michigan | |
| Official Name: | Caledonia Charter Township |
| Settlement Type: | Charter township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Caledonia Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shiawassee |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Joseph DeCaire |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Marcy Brady |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 31.39 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 31.12 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.27 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4360 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 230 |
| Elevation Ft: | 755 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9922°N -84.1283°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48817 (Corunna) 48867 (Owosso) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-12520[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626021 |
Caledonia Charter Township is a charter township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,360 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.39sqmi, of which 31.12sqmi is land and 0.27sqmi (0.86%) is water.[6]
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,427 people, 1,712 households, and 1,287 families residing in the township. The population density was 139.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,794 housing units at an average density of 56.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.24% White, 0.14% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.65% of the population.
There were 1,712 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,139, and the median income for a family was $50,564. Males had a median income of $40,483 versus $26,971 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,385. About 5.7% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over. Joseph W. DeCaire (D), currently serves as the Caledonia Charter Township Supervisor, a position he was elected to in November 2006.