Milford Charter Township

	Milford Charter Township Milford Township is a charter township of Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,736 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The village of Milford, Michigan, Milford is located within the township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.37%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 15,271 people, 5,470 households, and 4,261 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 5,650 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.47% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.43% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.28% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 0.46% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0.29% from Race (United States Census), other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charter Township A charter township is a form of local government in the U.S. state of Michigan. Townships in Michigan are organized governments. A charter township has been granted a charter, which allows it certain rights and responsibilities of home rule that are generally intermediate between those of a Administrative divisions of Michigan#City, city (a semi-autonomous jurisdiction in Michigan) and a Administrative divisions of Michigan#Villages, village. Unless it is a home-rule village, a village is subject to the authority of any township in which it is located. History Following World War II, suburbanization increased the population in many formerly outlying communities. In 1947, the state legislature created a special charter township status, which grants additional powers and streamlined administration in order to provide greater protection for townships against annexation of land by cities and villages. As of November 2014, there were 118 charter townships in Michigan (Alpena Township ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, covering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Townships In Oakland County, Michigan A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canada, Scotland and parts of the United States, the term refers to settlements too small or scattered to be considered urban. Australia ''The Australian National Dictionary'' defines ''township'' as: "A site reserved for and laid out as a town; such a site at an early stage of its occupation and development; a small town". The term refers purely to the settlement; it does not refer to a unit of government. Townships are governed as part of a larger council (such as that of a shire, district or city) or authority. Canada In Canada, two kinds of township occur in common use. In Eastern Canada, a township is one form of the subdivision of a county. In Canadian French, this is a . Townships are referred to as "lots" in Prince Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]