View source for Oliver Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan

{{Hatnote|There is also [[Oliver Township, Huron County, Michigan]].}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Oliver Township, Michigan
| settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
| nickname                 =
| motto                    =
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| image_skyline            = Oliver Township (Kalkaska), MI.jpg
| imagesize                = 275
| image_caption            = Oliver Township Hall
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| pushpin_label            = Oliver Township
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map                = Oliver Township (Kalkaska), MI location.png
| mapsize                  = 250
| map_caption              = Location within [[Kalkaska County, Michigan|Kalkaska County]]
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Kalkaska County, Michigan|Kalkaska]]
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| leader_title             = Supervisor
| leader_name              = Edward Fisher
| leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1             = Sonja Dunham
| established_title        = Organized
| established_date         = 1881
| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| area_total_sq_mi         = 36.04
| area_land_sq_mi          = 35.73
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.31
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     =
| population_total         = 292
| population_density_km2   =
| population_density_sq_mi = 7.86
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| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| elevation_footnotes      =
| elevation_m              = 339
| elevation_ft             = 1112
| coordinates              = {{coord|44|37|51|N|85|01|25|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code              = 49633 ([[Fife Lake, Michigan|Fife Lake]])<br>49646 ([[Kalkaska, Michigan|Kalkaska]])
| area_code                = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 26-60540<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1626843<ref>{{gnis|1626843}}</ref>
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'''Oliver Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Kalkaska County, Michigan|Kalkaska County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 292 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], making it the least-populous township in Kalkaska County. Oliver Township is part of the [[Traverse City micropolitan area]], and is considered part of [[Northern Michigan]].
== History ==
Oliver Township was organized in 1881.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalkaska County Michigan |url=http://genealogytrails.com/mich/kalkaska/oliver.html |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=genealogytrails.com}}</ref>
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.04|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|35.73|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.31|sqmi|km2|2}} (0.86%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| accessdate = September 10, 2020|page=27 Michigan}}</ref>
The main and north branch of the [[Manistee River]] flows through the township.
Oliver Township doesn't contain any [[List of state trunkline highways in Michigan|state trunkline highways]].
== Communities ==
* '''Sigma''' ({{Coord|44|40|12.03|N|85|3|12.17|W||name=Sigma, Michigan}}) is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the north of the township.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/e61f5db8-a69f-5646-8f09-7ae509beaa1f/summary |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}</ref> Sigma was established in 1910 as a station on the [[Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=michiganrailroads.com - Evolution Map - Lower - 1910 |url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/evolution-of-michigan-railroads/180-evolution-lower-peninsula/evolution-1910s/4410-evolution-map-lower-1910 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www.michiganrailroads.com}}</ref> with an adjacent general store. A [[post office]] was established in 1914, with William T. Kirkby as the first [[postmaster]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year=1986 |isbn=0-8143-1838-X |location=[[Detroit]] |pages=185, 514}}</ref> The post office closed in 1929.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sigma Post Office (historical) (in Kalkaska County, MI) |url=https://michigan.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,3,fid,2492997,n,sigma%20post%20office.cfm |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=michigan.hometownlocator.com}}</ref>
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 263 people, 113 households, and 83 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|7.3|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 242 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.52% from two or more races.
There were 113 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the township the population was spread out, with 17.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 34.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,104, and the median income for a family was $32,778. Males had a median income of $24,063 versus $17,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,153. About 6.4% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
== References ==
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{{Kalkaska County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Kalkaska County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Traverse City metropolitan area]]