Plymouth Township is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Plymouth Township is located roughly northwest of downtown Detroit, and northeast of Ann Arbor. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 27,938. It surrounds, but is independent of, the city of Plymouth.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the charter township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.25%, is water.
Education
Plymouth Township is served by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. P-CCS serves most of Canton & Plymouth Charter Townships in Wayne County, and portions of Northville Charter Township (also in Wayne County), Salem Township and Superior Charter Township (the latter two in Washtenaw County).
Government
The primary governing body of Plymouth Township consists of a board of trustees. The membership of this board consists of the three primary elected executives (Supervisor, Treasurer, and Clerk), plus four additional at-large trustees. All seven members are elected to four-year terms that coincide with the United States Presidential election cycle.
In 1995 Plymouth Township and the City of Plymouth consolidated their fire departments with the township controlling fire services. The township received $1 million from the city, making up 25% of the consolidated fire department's budget. This agreement is no longer in effect, the city having withdrawn.
Demographics
thumb|right|130px|Plymouth Township water tower
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|25,365
|24,872
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24,063
|91.25%
|90.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86.13%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|809
|589
|style='background: #ffffe6; |526
|2.91%
|2.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.88%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|72
|68
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40
|0.26%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|755
|957
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,255
|2.72%
|3.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.49%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|4
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|30
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |91
|0.11%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|308
|354
|style='background: #ffffe6; |975
|1.11%
|1.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.49%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|455
|658
|style='background: #ffffe6; |986
|1.64%
|2.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.53%
|-
|Total
|27,798
|27,524
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27,938
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census the median income for a household in the township was $90,780, and the median income for a family was $111,006. Males had a median income of $64,583 versus $36,182 for females. The per capita income for the township was $37,081. About 0.9% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.
Highways
- (joins to run concurrent with Interstate 96 within Plymouth Township)
Economy
Among the companies based in Plymouth Township are Aisin World Corp. of America, Hella Corporate Center USA, Adient and Metaldyne.
Sports
Plymouth Township was home to the Ontario Hockey League's Plymouth Whalers, one of three American teams in the OHL and one of two in Michigan. The Whalers played in Compuware Arena, now known as USA Hockey Arena. After the 2014–2015 season, the team was sold and became the Flint Firebirds. The arena hosted the 2017 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.
Plymouth Township was home to the indoor soccer team the Detroit Ignition of the Xtreme Soccer League. The Ignition played in the championship finals all three years of its existence. The team was disbanded after the 2008–2009 season. The Ignition played at Compuware Arena.
Photo gallery
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File:EMD SD601.jpg|CSX engine 8747, Plymouth Michigan
File:StJohnsPlymouthMichigan.jpg|The Inn at St. John, formerly St. John's Provincial Seminary
File:UnisysPlymouth.jpg|Burroughs Payment Systems
File:Plymouth-Saginaw Faceoff.JPG|The Plymouth Whalers of the OHL played their home games in Compuware Arena.
</gallery>
References
External links
- Charter Township of Plymouth official website