Plymouth Township, Michigan

Plymouth Township, Michigan
Charter township
Charter Township of Plymouth
Township Hall and Police Department
Seal
Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°22′12″N 83°28′55″W / 42.37000°N 83.48194°W / 42.37000; -83.48194Coordinates: 42°22′12″N 83°28′55″W / 42.37000°N 83.48194°W / 42.37000; -83.48194
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Wayne
Government
• Supervisor	Kurt Heise
Area
• Total	16 sq mi (41.4 km2)
• Land	15.9 sq mi (41.2 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	27,524
• Density	1,700/sq mi (660/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	48170
Area code(s)	734
FIPS code	26-65080
GNIS feature ID	1626920

Plymouth Township, officially the Charter Township of Plymouth, is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 27,524 at the 2010 census. The City of Plymouth is located within the township but is administratively autonomous.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the charter township has a total area of 16.0 square miles (41 km²), of which 15.9 square miles (41 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²), or 0.25%, is water.

Plymouth Township is served by the 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).

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 This agreement is no longer in effect, the city having withdrawn.

As of the census of 2000, there were 27,798 people, 10,757 households, and 7,680 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,746.3 per square mile (674.2/km²). There were 11,043 housing units at an average density of 693.7 per square mile (267.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.38% White, 2.96% African American, 0.27% Native American, 2.73% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. 1.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17.7% were of German, 13.8% Polish, 13.1% Irish, 9.5% English and 7.1% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000.