Sumpter Township, Michigan
| Sumpter Township, Michigan | |
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Township Municipal Bldg., Sumpter Rd.
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 Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°8′19″N 83°29′42″W / 42.13861°N 83.49500°WCoordinates: 42°8′19″N 83°29′42″W / 42.13861°N 83.49500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Type | General Law Township |
| • Supervisor | Johnny Vawters |
| • Clerk | Clarence Hoffman |
| • Treasurer | John Morgan |
| • Trustee's | Alan Bates, Don Swinson, Peggy Morgan, William Hamm |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.6 sq mi (97.4 km2) |
| • Land | 37.6 sq mi (97.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,549 |
| • Density | 250/sq mi (98/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-77360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627138 |
Sumpter Township is a general law township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 9,549.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97 km2), of which 0.03% is water.
Sumpter Township was designated township 4 S in range 8 E of Wayne County. The original survey was approved on November 5, 1819. Federal land in Sumpter Township began to be sold to individuals by the 1830s, with one land patent to Arthur Fuller on April 4, 1833. The Sumpter Township has a brief history on their web page.
Sumpter Township was officially organized on April 6, 1840.
There were two villages in Sumpter Township in the 19th century:
There was also a hamlet named Ellisville in the 1870s.
As of the 2010 census Sumpter Township had a population of 9,549. The ethnic and racial makeup of the population was 82.1% non-Hispanic white, 12.0% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from some other race, 2.9% reportin two or more races and 2.6% Hispanic or Latino.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,856 people, 4,110 households, and 3,164 families residing in the township. The population density was 315.6 per square mile (121.8/km²). There were 4,563 housing units at an average density of 121.5 per square mile (46.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 84.68% White, 12.33% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.
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