| Raisin Township, Michigan | |
| Official Name: | Raisin Charter Township |
| Settlement Type: | Charter township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Raisin 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: | Thomas Hawkins |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Christy Low |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1826 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 94.59 |
| Area Land Km2: | 93.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.52 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.13 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 7900 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 218.7 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 223 |
| Elevation Ft: | 732 |
| Coordinates: | 41.945°N -83.9458°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49221 (Adrian) 49229 (Britton) 49268 (Palmyra) 49286 (Tecumseh) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-66840[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626950 |
Raisin Charter Township is a charter township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,900 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.52sqmi, of which 36.13sqmi is land and 0.39sqmi (1.07%) is water.[4]
The River Raisin flows through the township.
At the 2000 census, there were 6,507 people, 2,265 households and 1,845 families residing in the township. The population density was 179.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,347 housing units at an average density of 64.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.00% White, 0.54% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 1.54% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.81% of the population.
There were 2,265 households, of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.17.
28.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.
The median household income was $57,088 and the median family income was $59,977. Males had a median income of $44,973 vand females $25,614. The per capita income was $21,703. About 1.9% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
The township is served by four separate public school districts. The majority of the township is served by Tecumseh Public Schools to the north in the city of Tecumseh. The southwest portion of the township is served by Adrian Public Schools. A small portion of the southeast corner is served by Blissfield Community Schools, while another very small portion in the southeast area of the township is served by Britton Deerfield School District.[5]