| Sumpter Township, Michigan | |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Sumpter 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: | Wayne |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Timothy Bowman |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Esther Hurst |
| Established Date: | 1840 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 96.97 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.44 |
| Area Land Km2: | 96.76 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.36 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.21 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Elevation Ft: | 663 |
| Elevation M: | 202 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 9660 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 258.6 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1386°N -83.495°W |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48111 (Belleville) 48164 (New Boston) |
| Area Code: | 734 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-77360[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627138 |
Sumpter Township is a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,660 at the 2020 census.[2]
Sumpter Township was designated Township 4 South in Range 8 East of Wayne County. The original survey was approved on November 5, 1819. Federal land in Sumpter Township began to be sold to individuals by the 1830s, with one land patent to Arthur Fuller on April 4, 1833.[5] Sumpter Township has a brief history on their web page.[6]
Sumpter Township, including Township 4 South, of Range 8 East, was taken from Huron township and erected into a separate township on April 6, 1840, under the name of West Huron. Subsequently the name was changed to that of Sumter in honor of General Thomas Sumter, Revolutionary war hero, but the engrossing clerk inserted a "p" in the name, which has since remained Sumpter.
The township received its first settlers before it was set off from Huron Township. George Jewett, one of the first assessors of Huron township lived in what is now Sumpter, and Ira P. Beach was elected the first supervisor when Sumpter township was erected.[7]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.44sqmi, of which 37.36sqmi is land and 0.08sqmi (0.21%) is water.[8]
As of the 2010 census Sumpter Township had a population of 9,549. The ethnic and racial makeup of the population was 82.1% non-Hispanic white, 12.0% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from some other race, 2.9% reporting two or more races and 2.6% Hispanic or Latino.[9]
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,856 people, 4,110 households, and 3,164 families residing in the township. The population density was 315.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,563 housing units at an average density of 121.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 84.68% White, 12.33% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.
There were 4,110 households, out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $48,680, and the median income for a family was $51,731. Males had a median income of $41,123 versus $27,397 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,323. About 8.0% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
Sumpter Township is divided between four neighboring school districts. The entire western edge of the township is served by Lincoln Consolidated School District in neighboring Washtenaw County. The north-central portion of the township is served by Van Buren Public Schools to the north. The southwestern portion of the township is served by Airport Community Schools to the south in Monroe County, and a small eastern portion of the township is served by Huron School District.[10]
The township itself no longer contains any public school buildings after Lincoln Consolidated closed Bessie Hoffman Elementary at the end of the 2009–10 school year. The school was built in 1965 and is located at 50700 Willow Road. Following its closure, it remains vacant.[11]