Commerce Township, Michigan

Commerce Township, officially the Charter Township of Commerce, is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 43,058 at the 2020 census.^[3]

As a western suburb of

The northern terminus of M-5 is within Commerce Township. This highway was originally meant to connect the spur route Interstate 275 back to Interstate 75, but the project was canceled due to the difficulty of construction around the township's numerous lakes, as well as the high property value of the area.

Communities

• Commerce is located at Commerce and Sleeth Roads (42°35′28″N 83°29′27″W / 42.59111°N 83.49083°W / 42.59111; -83.49083; Elevation: 945 ft./288 m.).^[4] It was platted in 1836.^[5]
• Glengary is located on Benstein Road between Oakley Park and Glengary Roads (42°33′54″N 83°30′15″W / 42.56500°N 83.50417°W / 42.56500; -83.50417; Elevation: 922 ft./281 m.).^[6]
• Oakley Park is located on (42°34′08″N 83°29′48″W / 42.56889°N 83.49667°W / 42.56889; -83.49667; Elevation: 932 ft./284 m.).^[7]
• White Lake
  .
• Wolverine Lake is an incorporated village in the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.90 square miles (77.44 km²), of which 27.45 square miles (71.10 km²) is land and 2.45 square miles (6.35 km²) (8.19%) is water.^[8]

Demographics

As of the

There were 12,379 households, out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $72,702, and the median income for a family was $79,976. Males had a median income of $61,087 versus $36,125 for females. The

Education

The two school districts within the boundaries of Commerce Township are

Catholic schools are under the

St. William Church in Walled Lake includes a portion of Commerce Township in its service area.[11]

Notable people

• Eagle Scout, constructed a makeshift nuclear reactor in his backyard in Commerce Township, exposing himself and his neighbors—and maybe even as many as 40,000 people in the area—to radioactive materials, and drawing the attention of the EPA. The event became a short-lived media sensation, and a book by Ken Silverstein
  called The Radioactive Boy Scout was written about the incident and published in 2004.
• Connor Hellebuyck, ice hockey goaltender
• Alina Morse, Inventor, entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Zollicandy
• William John McConnell
  was born in Commerce Township. Mr. McConnell later became one of the first Senators of Idaho and its third Governor.

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