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{{hatnote|There is also [[Wright Township, Ottawa County, Michigan]].}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Wright Township, Michigan
|settlement_type = [[Civil township]]
|nickname =
|motto =


|image_skyline = Wright Township (Hillsdale County, Michigan) Municipal Building.jpg
|imagesize = 275
|image_caption = Wright Township Municipal Building
|image_flag =
|image_seal =


|pushpin_map =Michigan#USA
|pushpin_label_position =top
|pushpin_label =Wright Township
|pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
|pushpin_mapsize =
|image_map = Wright Township (Hillsdale), MI location.png
|mapsize = 250
|map_caption = Location within [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Waldron, Michigan|Waldron]] (pink)


|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 = [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale]]


|government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=88780|title=Wright Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan|date=2022|accessdate=December 26, 2022}}</ref>
|government_type =
|leader_title = Supervisor
|leader_name = Frederick Horwath
|leader_title1 = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1 = Maghann Zimmerman
|established_title = Established
|established_date = 1838


|area_footnotes =
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 112.72
|area_land_km2 = 112.28
|area_water_km2 = 0.44
|area_total_sq_mi = 43.52
|area_land_sq_mi = 43.35
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.17


|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 1542
|population_density_km2 =
|population_density_sq_mi = 35.6


|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = 277
|elevation_ft = 909
|coordinates = {{coord|41|45|46|N|84|24|48|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code = 49288 ([[Waldron, Michigan|Waldron]])
|area_code = [[Area code 517|517]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 26-88780<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 1627292<ref>{{GNIS|1627292}}</ref>
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
'''Wright Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,542 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Communities==
* '''Betzer''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the western portion of the township on the boundary with [[Ransom Township, Michigan|Ransom Township]] at {{coord|41|45|11|N|84|28|33|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617442|Betzer, Michigan}}</ref> The community was named after the Daniel Colbetzer, who served as the first postmaster when a post office opened here on November 15, 1886. The post office operated until December 31, 1901.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=60}}
* '''Cass''' is a former settlement within the township, and a post office began operating here on August 3, 1848. The post office was renamed to Prattville on January 26, 1872.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=102}}{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=459}}
* '''Lickly Corners''' is an unincorporated community located within the township at {{coord|41|47|47|N|84|27|30|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|630370|Lickly Corners, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''Prattville''' is an unincorporated community in the northeast portion of the township at {{coord|41|46|56|N|84|23|59|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|635408|Prattville, Michigan}}</ref> The community was founded by brothers Henry and Wellington Pratt, who moved here from [[Framingham, Massachusetts]] in 1866 and built a mill and store. The Cass post office was renamed Prattville in their honor on January 26, 1872 but is no longer in operation.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=459}}
* '''[[Waldron, Michigan|Waldron]]''' is a village in the south-central portion of the township near the Ohio state border at {{coord|41|43|35|N|84|25|05|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1615686|Waldron, Michigan}}</ref>

==History==
The Coman family were the first settlers in the area beginning in 1835. By 1838, the residents petitioned for their own township named Coman Township. However, a clerical error ended up with the newly established township being named Canaan Township. The township was renamed to Wright in 1844.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=614}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|43.52|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|43.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.39%) is water.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|127}} forms the entire eastern boundary of the township with [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,788 people, 667 households, and 492 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|41.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 776 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile (6.9/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 97.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.67% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 667 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,591, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $30,428 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,235. About 9.6% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The township is served by three separate public school districts. The township has its own school district, [[Waldron Area Schools]], which serves the majority of the township and smaller portions of several adjacent townships. The northwest corner of the township is served by [[Pittsford Area Schools]] to the north in [[Pittsford, Michigan|Pittsford]]. A very small portion of the northeast corner of the township is served by [[Hudson Area Schools]] to the northeast in [[Hudson, Michigan|Hudson]] in [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_HILLSDALE%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Hillsdale County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=December 26, 2022}}</ref>

==Images==
<gallery widths="220px" heights="125px" perrow="4">
File:Prattville, MI road signage.jpg|{{center|Prattville road signage}}
File:Prattville, Michigan (2022).jpg|{{center|Unincorporated community of Prattville}}
File:Betzer, Michigan (2022).jpg|{{center|Unincorporated community of Betzer}}
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
* {{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |type=Paperback |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| pages=60, 102, 459, 614}}

{{Hillsdale County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Hillsdale County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1838]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Michigan]]

Wright Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan - Revision history

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