Jerome Township, Michigan

Jerome Township is a civil township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,625 at the 2020 census. Jerome Township is the most populous township in Midland County.

The village of Sanford is within the township.

Geography
Jerome Township is in central Midland County, between the city of Midland, the county seat, to the east, and Coleman to the northwest. The village of Sanford is in the eastern part of the township. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 sqmi, of which 32.6 sqmi are land and 3.0 sqmi, or 8.52%, are water. The Tittabawassee River crosses the eastern part of the township from north to southeast.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,888 people, 1,920 households, and 1,443 families residing in the township. The population density was 143.9 PD/sqmi. There were 2,091 housing units at an average density of 61.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.95% White, 0.12% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 1,920 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,854, and the median income for a family was $45,234. Males had a median income of $35,069 versus $26,635 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,328. About 4.4% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.