Ray Township is a civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,780. The park is home to the Wolcott Mill, built in 1847.

Communities

There are no incorporated villages within the township, but there are several unincorporated communities:

  • Davis, originally called Brooklyn and renamed Davis in 1876 (to avoid confusion with Brooklyn in Jackson County), is located in the southwest corner of the township at Romeo Plank and 27 Mile roads ( ; Elevation: 653 ft./199 m.). Davis was a thriving small community for several decades, peaking in the 1940s. Today, it houses a Baptist church, a Masonic Temple & banquet hall, a cemetery, and stores and other businesses.
  • Meade is located in the southeast portion of the township at on the boundary with Macomb Township at 26 Mile Road and North Avenue.
  • Ray Center is located east of the center of the township at Hartway and 29 Mile roads west of Indian Trail ( ; Elevation: 643 ft./196 m.).
  • Wolcott Mills is located at Wolcott Road and Indian Trail ( ; Elevation: 682 ft./208 m.).

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, the population of Ray Township was 3,780.

As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,739. There were 1,404 households and 1,112 families. The population was 96.4% non-Hispanic white, 0.4% African-American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% reporting two or more races and 1.7% Latino.

As of the census

School district serving the Township residents are Armada Area Schools, New Haven Community Schools, Romeo Community Schools and Utica Community Schools. Road maintenance is handled by the Macomb County Department of Roads.

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! District

! Number

! Officeholder

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| U.S. Representative

| 10th

| Lisa McClain

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| State Senate

| 8th

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| State Representative

| 33rd

| Paul J. Montone

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| County Commissioner

| 1st District

| Don Brown

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References

  • Ray Township Library