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Assyria Township, Michigan
Assyria Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,986. The unincorporated community of Assyria Center is located on M-66 at the corner of Tasker Road. Communities *Ceylon was the name of a post office in the township from 1888 until 1903. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.30%, is water. The largest lakes are Loon Lake of , Taylor Lake of , Metcalf Lake of , High Hill Lake of , West Lake of , Cassidy Lake and Grass Lake of . In 2009 there were of county/state roads and of private roads. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,912 people, 714 households, and 564 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 744 housing units at an average density of 20.6 per square mile (8.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.65% White, 0.63% African American, 0.63% N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (United States)
A township in some states of the United States is a small geographic area. The term is used in three ways. #A survey township is simply a geographic reference used to define property location for deeds and grants as surveyed and platted by the General Land Office (GLO). A survey township is nominally six by six miles square, or 23,040 acres. #A civil township is a unit of local government, generally a civil division of a County (United States), county. Counties are the primary divisional entities in many U.S. states, states, thus the powers and organization of townships varies from state to state. Civil townships are generally given a name, sometimes written with the included abbreviation "Twp". #A charter township, found only in the state of Michigan, is similar to a civil township. Provided certain conditions are met, a charter township is mostly exempt from annexation to contiguous cities or villages, and carries additional rights and responsibilities of home rule. Survey towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
