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| official_name      = Novesta Township, Michigan
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Tuscola County, Michigan|Tuscola]]
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| area_total_km2     = 93.0
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| postal_code        = 48726 ([[Cass City, Michigan|Cass City]],<br />48729 (Deford)
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'''Novesta Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Tuscola County, Michigan|Tuscola County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,443 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Novesta_township,_Tuscola_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2615759420 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
== Communities ==
* [[Deford, Michigan|Deford]] is an [[unincorporated community]] in the southern part of the township.
* [[Cass City, Michigan|Cass City]] is a village to the north in [[Elkland Township, Michigan|Elkland Township]] with a small part in Novesta Township south of Elmwood Road.<ref name="tcm">[http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_TUSCOLA_COUNTY_125309_7.pdf Tuscola County Map.] J. Shively.  State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Geographic Information.  September 2007.</ref> The Cass City Post Office with ZIP code 48726 also serves the northern portion of Novesta Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48726&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48726 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* Novesta Township is bordered on the north by Elkland Township, on the west by [[Ellington Township, Michigan|Ellington Township]], on the south by [[Kingston Township, Michigan|Kingston Township]], and on the east by [[Sanilac County, Michigan|Sanilac County's]] [[Evergreen Township, Sanilac County, Michigan|Evergreen Township]].<ref>[http://www.midnr.com/Publications/pdfs/ForestsLandWater/Commercial_Forest/tuscola.htm Tuscola County Township Map], midnr.com, Retrieved 2 April 2012</ref>
==Government==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! District
! Number
! Officeholder
|-
| U.S. Representative
| 10 <ref>{{cite web |title=Michigan's 14 Congressional Districts 2011 Apportionment Plan |url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/cgi/congress10statewide_371463_7.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223192036/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cgi/congress10statewide_371463_7.pdf |archive-date=2011-12-23 |url-status=live |format =PDF |date= December 2011 |work=Michigan Boundary Maps |publisher=Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships, Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget |access-date=2021-03-16 }}</ref>
|[[Lisa McClain]]
|-
| State Senate
| 31 <ref>{{cite web |title=Michigan's 38 Senate Districts 2011 Apportionment Plan |url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/cgi/senate10statewide_371479_7.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223192026/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cgi/senate10statewide_371479_7.pdf |archive-date=2011-12-23 |url-status=live |format =PDF |date= December 2011 |work=Michigan Boundary Maps |publisher=Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships, Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget |access-date=2021-03-16 }}</ref>
|[[Kevin Daley (politician)|Kevin Daley]]
|-
| State Representative
| 84 <ref>{{cite web |title= Michigan's 110 House Districts 2011 Apportionment Plan |url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/cgi/house10statewide_371473_7.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223192029/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cgi/house10statewide_371473_7.pdf |archive-date=2011-12-23 |url-status=live |format =PDF |date= December 2011 |work=Michigan Boundary Maps |publisher=Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships, Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget |access-date=2021-03-16 }}</ref>
|[[Phil Green (politician)|Phil Green]]
|-
| County Commissioner
| 3
| Thomas Bardwell
|-
| School District
| [[Cass City Public Schools|Cass City]]
| Multiple; see article
|}
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==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,606 people, 568 households, and 444 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|44.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 622 housing units at an average density of 17.3 per square mile (6.7/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 97.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.81% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.18% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.24% of the population.
There were 568 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,583, and the median income for a family was $42,100. Males had a median income of $32,984 versus $23,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,624.  About 6.4% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.
==History==
Novesta Post Office opened on August 25, 1874, and closed on July 31, 1905. It was located approximately at Deckerville and Crawford roads.<ref>{{gnis|2553968|Novesta Post Office (historical)}}</ref>
==References==
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{{Tuscola County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Tuscola County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]