Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Michigan Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°43′33″N 86°52′33″W / 41.72583°N 86.87583°W / 41.72583; -86.87583Coordinates: 41°43′33″N 86°52′33″W / 41.72583°N 86.87583°W / 41.72583; -86.87583
Country United States
State Indiana
County LaPorte
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 27.43 sq mi (71.0 km2)
 • Land 17.91 sq mi (46.4 km2)
 • Water 9.52 sq mi (24.7 km2)
Elevation[1] 610 ft (186 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 27,522
 • Density 1,536.3/sq mi (593.2/km2)
FIPS code 18-48780[2]
GNIS feature ID 453621

Michigan Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 27,522 and it contained 13,216 housing units.[3]

History

Michigan Township was organized in 1833, and named from Lake Michigan, which forms its northwestern border.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.43 square miles (71.0 km2), of which 17.91 square miles (46.4 km2) (or 65.29%) is land and 9.52 square miles (24.7 km2) (or 34.71%) is water.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 34.

External links

 Lake Michigan New Buffalo Township, Berrien County, Michigan
Pine Township, Porter County Springfield Township
   Michigan Township  
Coolspring Township


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, July 30, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.