View source for Springfield Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan

{{Hatnote|There are other places named [[Springfield Township, Michigan (disambiguation)|Springfield]] in Michigan.}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Springfield Township, Michigan
| settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = 
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| image_caption            = Springfield Township Hall
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| map_caption              = Location within [[Kalkaska County, Michigan|Kalkaska County]]
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Kalkaska County, Michigan|Kalkaska]]

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| leader_title             = Supervisor
| leader_name              = Thomas Gonyer
| leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1             = Sandra Parker
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| area_total_sq_mi         = 35.58
| area_land_sq_mi          = 35.09
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 1562
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| population_density_sq_mi = 43.4

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| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_m              = 319
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code              = 49633 ([[Fife Lake, Michigan|Fife Lake]])<br>49680 ([[South Boardman, Michigan|South Boardman]])
| area_code                = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 26-75720<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Springfield Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Kalkaska County, Michigan|Kalkaska County]] in the U.S. state of  [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,562 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.58|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|35.09|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.49|sqmi|km2|2}} (1.38%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| accessdate = September 10, 2020|page=27 Michigan}}</ref>

The [[Manistee River]] flows east to west through the south of the township. [[Long Lake (Kalkaska County, Michigan)|Long Lake]] is the biggest lake within the township.

The [[Village (United States)|village]] of [[Fife Lake, Michigan|Fife Lake]] lies just west of Springfield Township, in [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]]. A sliver of the eponymous [[Fife Lake (Michigan)|Fife Lake]] is within the western edge of the township.<ref>[https://www.fifelaketwp.com Fife Lake Township: General Township Information]. Accessed 15 Dec 2022.</ref>

===Adjacent townships===
* [[Boardman Township, Michigan|Boardman Township]] (north)
* [[Orange Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan|Orange Township]] (northeast)
* [[Garfield Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan|Garfield Township]] (east)
* [[Pioneer Township, Michigan|Pioneer Township, Missaukee County]] (southeast)
* [[Bloomfield Township, Missaukee County, Michigan|Bloomfield Township, Missaukee County]] (south)
* [[Liberty Township, Wexford County, Michigan|Liberty Township, Wexford County]] (southwest)
* [[Fife Lake Township, Michigan|Fife Lake Township, Grand Traverse County]] (west)
* [[Union Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Union Township, Grand Traverse County]] (northwest)

=== Major highway ===

* {{jct|US|131|state=MI}} clips the extreme northwest corner of Springfield Township, entering from the west and exiting to the north.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,270 people, 458 households, and 348 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|36.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 704 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.79% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.34% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 458 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,667, and the median income for a family was $42,647. Males had a median income of $31,333 versus $20,855 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,666. About 8.6% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Kalkaska County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Kalkaska County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Traverse City metropolitan area]]