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]
Michigan Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Michigan Township in Clinton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′06″N 86°24′18″W / 40.31833°N 86.40500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clinton |
| Organized | 1831 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.82 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Land | 35.82 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,585 |
| • Density | 44/sq mi (17/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-48762[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453620 |
History
editMahlon 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
editAccording 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
editUnincorporated towns
editAdjacent townships
edit- Warren Township (north)
- Forest Township (northeast)
- Johnson Township (east)
- Kirklin Township (south)
- Jackson Township (southwest)
- Center Township (west)
- Union Township (west)
- Owen Township (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
editThe township contains seven cemeteries: Brandon, Hopewell Cemeteries, Layman, Layton, Old Whiteman, Paris and Whiteman.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 31.
- ^ a b Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Michigan Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
