Official Name: | Summerfield Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Label: | Summerfield Township |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Dominic Lucarelli |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Trudy Goodin |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 42.33 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 41.98 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.35 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 3176 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 75.7 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 207 |
Elevation Ft: | 679 |
Coordinates: | 41.8778°N -83.7161°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
Postal Code: | 49270 (Petersburg) 48131 (Dundee) 49238 (Deerfield) 49276 (Riga) |
Area Code: | 734 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-115-77140[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1627134 |
Summerfield Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,176 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township is in western Monroe County and is bordered to the west by Lenawee County. The city of Petersburg, a separate municipality, is surrounded by the northern part of the township. The city of Monroe, the Monroe county seat, is to the east of the center of the township, and Dundee is 9miles to the north. Toledo, Ohio, is 18 miles to the southeast.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Summerfield Township has a total area of 42.33sqmi, of which 41.98sqmi are land and 0.35sqmi, or 0.83%, are water.[1]
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,233 people, 1,098 households, and 911 families residing in the township. The population density was 76.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,134 housing units at an average density of 26.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.08% White, 0.25% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 1.30% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.78% of the population.
There were 1,098 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $62,105, and the median income for a family was $66,200. Males had a median income of $47,468 versus $29,917 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,057. About 2.3% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.