Rome Township, Michigan

Rome Township, Michigan
Civil township
Rome Township Hall on Forrister Road
Location within Lenawee County
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Coordinates: 41°56′37″N 84°11′11″W / 41.94361°N 84.18639°W / 41.94361; -84.18639
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Lenawee
Established	1834
Government
• Supervisor	Alfred Boggs
• Clerk	Robin Robertson
Area
• Total	35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2)
• Land	35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	896 ft (273 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,824
• Density	51/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49221 (Adrian) 49235 (Clayton) 49253 (Manitou Beach) 49265 (Onsted)
Area code	517
FIPS code	26-69360[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626999[2]
Website	www.rometownship.org

Rome Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,824 at the 2020 census.^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km²), of which 35.9 square miles (93 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.08%) is water.

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,772 people, 617 households, and 502 families residing in the township. The population density was 49.4 inhabitants per square mile (19.1/km²). There were 643 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile (6.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.78% White, 0.28% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.27% of the population.

There were 617 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,145, and the median income for a family was $58,558. Males had a median income of $41,912 versus $26,607 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,715. About 1.8% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

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