Blissfield Township, Michigan

Blissfield Township, Michigan
FIPS code		26-09020[1]
GNIS feature ID	1625948[2]
Website	Official website

Blissfield Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,924.^[3] The township was organized in 1827.

The village of Blissfield is located within the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.1 square miles (55 km²), of which 21.1 square miles (55 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.09%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

of any race were 5.98% of the population.

There were 1,573 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,306, and the median income for a family was $50,978. Males had a median income of $37,109 versus $24,474 for females. The

, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

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  Township

  Fire Dept

  , Adrian St., Blissfield Village
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  L & W Engineering plant 4,

  U.S. 223
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  U.S. 223
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  Betz Airport, Blissfield Hwy.

References

External links

• Lenawee County government site
• Complete text of History of Lenawee County published in 1909 by the Western Historical Society