Home Township, Montcalm County, Michigan

Home Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,716.

Geography
The township is in northeastern Montcalm County and is bordered to the north by Isabella County. The village of Edmore is in the south-central part of the township. State highway M-46 crosses the township, passing through Edmore and leading east to St. Louis and west to Lakeview. M-66 runs along the western border of the township south of M-46, leading south 8 mi to Stanton, the Montcalm county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Home Township has a total area of 36.1 sqmi, of which 0.1 sqmi, or 0.33%, are water. The township drains east to Wolf Creek, a tributary of the Pine River and part of the Lake Huron watershed, and west to Stony Creek, a tributary of the Flat River, a tributary of the Grand River flowing to Lake Michigan.

Communities

 * Cedar Lake is an unincorporated community on M-46 approximately 3 mi east of Edmore at 43.40611°N, -84.975°W. The Cedar Lake post office, with ZIP code 48812, provides P.O. box service for the community. The community developed around a railroad station and was platted in 1876. It was named for its location in an area of cedar trees. Frederick H. Harlin became the first postmaster on July 26, 1876.
 * Edmore is a village within the township. The Edmore ZIP code 48829 serves most of Home Township as well as portions of several surrounding townships.
 * Wyman is an unincorporated community approximately 3 miles north of Edmore at 43.455°N, -85.04306°W. In 1879, Wyman was platted as "Averyville" by O.W. Avery, and a post office was established under that name with Harvey P. Wyman as the first postmaster. The post office was renamed "Wyman" in 1880 and operated until 1944. It was also a station on the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,708 people, 1,033 households, and 753 families residing in the township. The population density was 75.2 PD/sqmi. There were 1,127 housing units at an average density of 31.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 96.42% White, 0.26% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.85% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.14% of the population.

There were 1,033 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,590, and the median income for a family was $40,061. Males had a median income of $28,462 versus $21,950 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,522. About 12.4% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The township is served by the Montabella Community Schools and Vestaburg Community Schools districts.

Notable people

 * Walker Evans, champion off-road truck racer and NASCAR driver and team owner

Unusual attraction
A two-story outhouse is all that remains of an old factory or office.