Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Michigan Township
—  Township  —
Location of Michigan Township in Clinton County
Coordinates: 40°19′06″N 86°24′18″W / 40.31833°N 86.405°W / 40.31833; -86.405Coordinates: 40°19′06″N 86°24′18″W / 40.31833°N 86.405°W / 40.31833; -86.405
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clinton
Organized	1831
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	35.84 sq mi (92.81 km2)
- Land	35.84 sq mi (92.81 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1]	869 ft (265 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,684
- Density	46.99/sq mi (18.14/km2)
FIPS code	18-48762[2]
GNIS feature ID	453620

Michigan Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,684. The township was named for the Michigan Road, an early thoroughfare through the area.^[3]

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.^[4]

Geography

Michigan Township covers an area of 35.84 square miles (92.8 km²). Prior to settlement the land was heavily timbered with oak, poplar, walnut, sugar maple, beech, elm, ironwood, dogwood and pawpaw.^[4]

Cities and towns

• Michigantown

Unincorporated towns

• Avery
• Boyleston

Adjacent townships

• 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

• U.S. Route 421
• Indiana State Road 29

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. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 31. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Michigan Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana