| Official Name: | Ida Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Ida 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 Name: | Paul Metz |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Tera Shaffer |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | 1837 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 95.62 |
| Area Land Km2: | 95.18 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.44 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.92 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.75 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 4783 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 130.2 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 195 |
| Elevation Ft: | 640 |
| Coordinates: | 41.8656°N -83.5886°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 48140 (Ida) 48182 (Temperance) 49270 (Petersburg) 48161 (Monroe) |
| Area Code: | 734 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-115-40260[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626508 |
Ida Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,783 at the 2020 census.[2] The township was organized in 1837 and named after local civic leader Ida M. Taylor.
The township is in central Monroe County, about west-southwest of Monroe, the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.92sqmi, of which 36.75sqmi are land and 0.17sqmi, or 0.47%, are water.[1]
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,949 people, 1,622 households, and 1,373 families residing in the township. The population density was 134.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,655 housing units at an average density of 45sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.48% White, 0.14% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.
There were 1,622 households, out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.3% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $57,106, and the median income for a family was $60,990. Males had a median income of $46,130 versus $28,456 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,074. About 1.9% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
The majority of the township is served by Ida Public Schools, which has all three schools within one campus near the center of the community of Ida along Lewis Avenue. One of ida's biggest rivals is High School of Dundee. The district also serves a small area of several neighboring townships. A small portion of the western portion of Ida Township is served by Summerfield Schools in Summerfield Township to the west.[8]
Previously, St. Anthony School of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit was in Temperance. Its service area included Ida Township.[9]