Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan

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 This agreement is no longer in effect, the city having withdrawn.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

Racial and ethnic composition 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==

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. ==References==