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Pompeii, Michigan
Fulton Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,413 at the 2000 census. Communities *The village of Perrinton is within the township. *Middleton is an unincorporated community in the township, about one mile west of Perrinton and just north of Fulton High School on M-57 at . The ZIP code is 48856. *Pompeii is an unincorporated community in the township about four miles east of Perrinton on the boundary with neighboring Washington Township at . Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.57%) is water. The township contains portions of the Maple River State Game Area. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,413 people, 884 households, and 670 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 963 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.77% White, 0.17% African Am ... [...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] |
