| Official Name: | Webster Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Webster Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| 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: | Washtenaw |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | John Kingsley |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Barb Calleja |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1833 |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.95 |
| Area Land Km2: | 88.29 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.07 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.89 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.80 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 6575 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 281 |
| Elevation Ft: | 922 |
| Coordinates: | 42.3778°N -83.8383°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48105 (Ann Arbor) 48130 (Dexter) 48189 (Whitmore Lake) |
| Area Code: | 734 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-85100[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627237 |
| Old Webster Township Hall | |
| Location: | 5001 Gregory Road Dexter, Michigan |
| Coordinates: | 42.3697°N -83.8331°W |
| Built: | 1871 |
| Designation1: | Michigan State Historic Site |
| Designation1 Date: | November 16, 1982 |
Webster Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,575 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau at the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.89sqmi, of which 34.09sqmi is land and 0.8sqmi (2.23%) is water.[4] A small portion of Webster Township's area and population decreased slightly after the census when the village of Dexter incorporated as an autonomous city in 2014.
Webster Township contains a small portion of the Hudson Mills Metropark in the southwest corner of the township, which also includes a short route of the Border-to-Border Trail along the Huron River.[5]
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,198 people, 1,774 households, and 1,491 families residing in the township. The population density was 147.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,859 housing units at an average density of 52.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.19% White, 0.62% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.
There were 1,774 households, out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.6% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the township the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $90,830, and the median income for a family was $97,828. Males had a median income of $62,384 versus $40,859 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,883. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteen and none of those over 64.
Webster Township is served by four separate public school districts. The vast majority of the township is served by Dexter Community School District to the southwest in Dexter. The southeast corner of the township is served by Ann Arbor Public Schools. Very small portions of the eastern border of the township are served by Whitmore Lake Public Schools in Whitmore Lake. The northwest corner of the township near Base Line Lake is served by Pinckney Community Schools in Livingston County.[6]