Fredonia Township, Michigan

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Fredonia Township, Michigan
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Fredonia Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°11′39″N85°0′5″W / 42.19417°N 85.00139°W / 42.19417; -85.00139
CountryUnited States
State Michigan
County Calhoun
Area
  Total
34.8 sq mi (90.2 km2)
  Land34.0 sq mi (88.1 km2)
  Water0.81 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation
938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,585
  Density46.6/sq mi (18.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 26-30500 [1]
GNIS feature ID1626312 [2]
Website www.fredoniatownship.com

Fredonia Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan located southwest of the city of Marshall. It is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,585 at the 2020 census. [3]

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History

Fredonia Township was organized in 1838. [4] The first town meeting was held at the home of Ebby Hyde on April 2, 1838. [4] The name "Fredonia" had been coined by Samuel Latham Mitchill about 1803. He had proposed it as a replacement name for the United States, coupling the English word "freedom" with a Latin ending, meaning "place of freedom". Instead the word became a popular name for many new towns and cities. [5]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles (90.2 km2), of which 34.0 square miles (88.1 km2) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2), or 2.38%, is water. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1960 1,206
1970 1,44219.6%
1980 1,75521.7%
1990 1,741−0.8%
2000 1,723−1.0%
2010 1,626−5.6%
2020 1,585−2.5%
Source: Census Bureau. Census 1960- 2000, 2010.

As of the census [1] of 2010 there were 1,626 people, 679 households, and 503 families residing in the township. The population density was 50.4 inhabitants per square mile (19.5/km2) and housing density was 21.3 per square mile (8.2/km2).

Of the 679 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.91.

The township population age distribution was 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,635, and the median income for a family was $50,909. Males had a median income of $35,388 versus $28,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,354. About 5.6% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fredonia Township, Michigan
  3. "Fredonia township, Calhoun County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. 1 2 About Us. Fredonia Township website. Accessed 21 January 2026.
  5. George R. Stewart. Names on the Land. Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston (1967)
  6. Romig 1986, p. 180.
  7. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fredonia township, Calhoun County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

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