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
 • Total
35.82 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]
 • Total
1,585
 • Density44.25/sq mi (17.08/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]

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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.

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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