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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Wright Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,190 at the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,147 people in 2010, 3,190 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1979.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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