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.
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]
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.