| Official Name: | Medina Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Medina 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 |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Jason Root |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Valerie Sword |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1836 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 123.36 |
| Area Land Km2: | 123.13 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.23 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 47.63 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 47.54 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1115 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 243 |
| Elevation Ft: | 797 |
| Coordinates: | 41.7572°N -84.2903°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49247 (Hudson) 49256 (Morenci) 49288 (Waldron) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-52820[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626717 |
Medina Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,115 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 47.63sqmi, of which 47.54sqmi is land and 0.09sqmi (0.19%) is water.[3]
Lake Hudson State Recreation Area occupies a very small northeastern portion of the township.[4] Bordering the state of Ohio to the south, Medina Township is the southwesternmost municipality included in the Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor Combined Statistical Area (Metro Detroit), as it is located about 85miles southwest of the city of Detroit.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,227 people, 451 households, and 357 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 484 housing units at an average density of 10.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.04% White, 0.49% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population.
There were 451 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,347, and the median income for a family was $44,519. Males had a median income of $31,493 versus $23,889 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,008. About 4.8% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
Medina Township is served by three separate public school districts. The majority of the township is served by Morenci Area Schools. A small northwestern portion is served by Hudson Area Schools, and a smaller southwestern portion is served by Waldron Area Schools in Hillsdale County.[5]