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Leslie Township, Michigan


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official_nameLeslie Township, Michigan
settlement_typeCivil township
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map_captionLocation within Ingham County
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subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Ingham
leader_titleSupervisor
leader_nameDallas Henney
leader_title1Clerk
leader_name1Lynn Lankton
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postal_code_typeZIP code(s)
postal_code48854 (Mason)
49251 (Leslie)
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website

49251 (Leslie) Leslie Township is a civil township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,305 at the 2020 census. The township completely surrounds the city of Leslie, but the two are administered autonomously. The township was officially organized and recognized December 30, 1837.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.05 sqmi, of which 34.90 sqmi is land and 0.15 sqmi (0.43%) is water.

Sycamore Creek has its headwaters in the township.

The highest point in Ingham County, Teaspoon Hill, is in Leslie Township just off of Covert Rd near US-127. It is just over 1,000' above sea level.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,327 people, 855 households, and 670 families residing in the township. The population density was 66.5 PD/sqmi. There were 879 housing units at an average density of 25.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.29% White, 0.39% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 1.03% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.72% of the population.

There were 855 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,476, and the median income for a family was $58,789. Males had a median income of $43,068 versus $28,510 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,179. About 4.4% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  2. {{gnis. 1626611
  3. "Explore Census Data".
  4. "A MICHIGAN SESQUICENTENNIAL HISTORY OF INGHAM COUNTY".
  5. (September 2012). "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-29 , accessed 2015-09-23)
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