| Madison Township, Michigan | |
| Official Name: | Charter Township of Madison |
| Settlement Type: | Charter township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Madison 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: | Lenawee |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Gary Griewahn |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Janet Moden |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1834 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 79.38 |
| Area Land Km2: | 78.71 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.67 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.65 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.39 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 8439 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 277.7 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 238 |
| Elevation Ft: | 781 |
| Coordinates: | 41.8672°N -84.0539°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49221 (Adrian) 49279 (Sand Creek) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-50540[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626662 |
Madison Charter Township is a charter township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,439 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.65sqmi, of which 30.39sqmi is land and 0.26sqmi (0.85%) is water.[5]
The south branch of the River Raisin flows through the township. The Lenawee County Airport is located in the northern portion of the township near the city of Adrian.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,200 people, 2,191 households, and 1,676 families residing in the township. The population density was 267.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,399 housing units at an average density of 78.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 81.63% White, 13.05% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 3.33% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.35% of the population.
There were 2,191 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 165.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 185.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $47,114, and the median income for a family was $52,642. Males had a median income of $33,941 versus $23,103 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,749. About 1.0% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
Madison Township is served by three separate public school districts. The northeast portion of the township is served by Madison School District. The south and southwestern portion of the township is served by Sand Creek Community Schools, and the northwest corner is served by Adrian Public Schools.[6]