Liberty Township, Wexford County, Michigan

There is also Liberty Township, Jackson County, Michigan.

Liberty Township, Michigan
Civil township
Liberty Township Hall
Location within Wexford County
Liberty Township Location within the state of Michigan Show map of Michigan Liberty Township Location within the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 44°28′06″N85°24′00″W / 44.46833°N 85.40000°W / 44.46833; -85.40000
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Wexford
Government
• Supervisor	Bradley Swanson
•  Clerk	Amanda Kimbel-Sparks
Area
• Total	36.53 sq mi (94.61 km2)
• Land	36.51 sq mi (94.56 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	1,027 ft (313 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	936
• Density	26/sq mi (9.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49633 (Fife Lake) 49663 (Manton)
Area code	231
FIPS code	26-47380 [1]
GNIS feature ID	1626614 [2]

Liberty Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 936 at the 2020 census.

Communities

• Haire is a former settlement within the township that was settled as a lumber community along the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. The post office in Haire operated from August 21, 1883 until December 15, 1908. ^[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.53 square miles (94.61 km²), of which 36.51 square miles (94.56 km²) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) (0.05%) is water.

The Manistee River flows through the center of the township.

Major highways

• US 131 runs south–north through the center of the township.
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  Bus. US 131 enters from the south from Manton and ends at U.S. Route 131 in the center of the township.

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, ^[4] there were 861 people, 406 households, and 235 families in the township. The population density was 23.6 per square mile (8.5/km²). The housing density was 11.1 per square mile (4.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.3% White, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Native American, 0.5% Asian, and 2.6% were two or more races.

25.0%% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.04.

The township population contained 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 97 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,864, and the median income for a family was $40,781. Males had a median income of $28,162 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,612. About 5.7% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Liberty Township is served entirely by Manton Consolidated Schools just to the south in the city of Manton. ^[5]

References

1. "U.S. Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Liberty Township, Wexford County, Michigan
3. Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 246. ISBN   978-0-8143-1838-6.
4. "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved April 8, 2016.
5. Michigan Geographic Framework (November 15, 2013). "Wexford County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved August 8, 2023.