Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Michigan Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clinton
Government Type:Indiana township
Established Title:Organized
Established Date:1831
Area Total Sq Mi:35.82
Area Land Sq Mi:35.82
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1585
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:265
Elevation Ft:869
Coordinates:40.3183°N -86.405°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-48762[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info: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]

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, all land.[4] Prior to settlement the land was heavily timbered with oak, poplar, walnut, sugar maple, beech, elm, ironwood, dogwood and pawpaw.

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. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana . . Apr 5, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212202528/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18023 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: Claybaugh , Joseph . History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1913. A. W. Bowen & Company. Indianapolis. 31.
  6. Book: Claybaugh , Joseph . History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1913. A. W. Bowen & Company. Indianapolis. Michigan Township.