Official Name: | Sheridan Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Label: | Sheridan 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: | Clare |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | William Strouse |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Leane Strouse |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1870 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 94.53 |
Area Land Km2: | 93.63 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.91 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.50 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.15 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.35 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1548 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 42.8 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 241 |
Elevation Ft: | 791 |
Coordinates: | 43.8622°N -84.6639°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 48617 (Clare) |
Area Code: | 989 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-73000[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1627065 |
Sheridan Township is a civil township of Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,548 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.5sqmi, of which 36.15sqmi is land and 0.35sqmi (0.96%) is water.[5]
The South Branch of the Tobacco River flows through the southern portion of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,588 people, 482 households, and 382 families residing in the township. The population density was 43.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 569 housing units at an average density of 15.7 per square mile (6.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.61% White, 0.57% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 482 households, out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 3.72.
In the township the population was spread out, with 37.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,069, and the median income for a family was $34,107. Males had a median income of $28,300 versus $22,841 for females. The per capita income for the township was $12,163. About 17.9% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.7% of those under age 18 and 24.6% of those age 65 or over.
The entire township is served by Clare Public Schools to the west in the city of Clare.[6]