Ridgeway Township is a

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of Lenawee County in the

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. The population was 1,535 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Ridgeway can be found within Ridgeway Township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.10%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,580 people, 576 households, and 449 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 591 housing units at an average density of 20.6 per square mile (8.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.47%

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, 0.32%

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, 0.19% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 1.08% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.66% of the population. There were 576 households, out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were

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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.14. In the township the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $50,642, and the median income for a family was $54,167. Males had a median income of $40,500 versus $26,181 for females. The

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for the township was $19,111. About 4.3% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the

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, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

Image:Ridgeway_Township_Britton_Elevator.JPG, Britton

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Inc., N. Main St., Britton Image:Ridgeway_Township_Britton_Post_office.JPG, Britton

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, E. Chicago Blvd., Britton Image:Ridgeway_Township_Britton_High_School.JPG, Britton

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, College Ave., Britton Image:Ridgeway_Township_Congregational_Christian_Church.JPG, Congregational Christian

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, E. Chicago Blvd., Britton Image:Ridgeway_Township_Grace_Methodist_Church.JPG, Grace

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, E. Chicago Blvd. Image:Ridgeway_Township_Britton_Library.JPG, Britton

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, S. Main St., Britton Image:Ridgeway_Township_FarmJPG.JPG,

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on E. Monroe Rd.

References

External links

Lenawee County government siteComplete text of ''History of Lenawee County'' published in 1909 by the Western Historical Society
{{authority control Townships in Lenawee County, Michigan Townships in Michigan