Delhi Charter Township, Michigan
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1960	16,590	—
1970	13,795	−16.8%
1980	17,144	24.3%
1990	19,190	11.9%
2000	22,569	17.6%
2010	25,877	14.7%
2017 (est.)	27,495	6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

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