Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Michigan Township
Township
Location of Michigan Township in Clinton County
Location of Michigan Township in Clinton County
Coordinates: 40°19′06″N 86°24′18″W / 40.31833°N 86.40500°W / 40.31833; -86.40500
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClinton
Organized1831
Government
 • TypeIndiana 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 code18-48762[3]
GNIS feature ID453620

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]

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

  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  • U.S. Board on Geographic Names
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Michigan Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
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