Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana

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Michigan Township
Township
Map highlighting Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana.svg
Location of Michigan Township in Clinton County
Coordinates: 40°19′06″N86°24′18″W / 40.31833°N 86.40500°W / 40.31833; -86.40500
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clinton
Organized1831
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total35.82 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Land35.82 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
869 ft (265 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,585
 • Density44/sq mi (17/km2)
FIPS code 18-48762 [3]
GNIS feature ID 453620

Michigan Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,585 (down from 1,649 at 2010 [4] ) and it contained 673 housing units. The township was named for the Michigan Road, an early thoroughfare through the area. [5]

Contents

History

Mahlon Shinn and Robert Edwards were the township's first white settlers, arriving in 1830 and followed the same year by many more. The township was organized in March 1831. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.82 square miles (92.8 km2), all land. [4] Prior to settlement the land was heavily timbered with oak, poplar, walnut, sugar maple, beech, elm, ironwood, dogwood and pawpaw. [6]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Brandon, Hopewell Cemeteries, Layman, Layton, Old Whiteman, Paris and Whiteman.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp.  31.
  6. 1 2 Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Michigan Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
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