Middlebury Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Middlebury Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Middlebury 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:Michael Herendeen
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Rose Brown
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1838
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:24.84
Area Land Sq Mi:24.76
Area Water Sq Mi:0.08
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1529
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:226
Elevation Ft:741
Coordinates:42.9942°N -84.3317°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48866 (Ovid)
48867 (Owosso)
Area Code:989
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-53680[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626735

Middlebury Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,529.[2]

The township is located about 5miles west of the city of Owosso. The village of Ovid had a very small portion within Middlebury Township until Ovid incorporated as an autonomous city in 2015. M-21 passes east–west through the center of the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.84sqmi, of which 24.76sqmi is land and 0.08sqmi (0.32%) is water.[3]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,491 people, 565 households, and 431 families residing in the township. The population density was 60.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 600 housing units at an average density of 24.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.26% White, 0.27% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 565 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,313, and the median income for a family was $50,595. Males had a median income of $37,989 versus $23,929 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,398. About 1.4% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-24 . data.census.gov.
  3. Web site: September 2012 . Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf . 2012-10-19 . May 1, 2020 . . . 42 Michigan . PDF.