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Walhalla, Michigan
Branch Township is a civil township of Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,328. Branch Township was named after Branch County, Michigan. Communities * Branch is an unincorporated community on US 10 on the boundary between Mason and Lake counties. The Branch ZIP code 49402 also serves the eastern part of Branch Township. *Walhalla is a small unincorporated community located on US 10 at between Baldwin and Ludington. Walhalla is slightly more than one mile north of the Pere Marquette River. Walhalla also was the home office to the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.45%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,181 people, 506 households, and 332 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 921 housing units at an average density of . The racia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships. Township functions are generally overseen by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk, trustee, or mayor (in New Jersey and the metro townships of Utah). Township officers frequently include justice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branch County, Michigan
Branch County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 44,862. The county seat is Coldwater. As one of the " cabinet counties" it was named for the U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Branch under President Andrew Jackson. The county was founded in 1829, and was organized in 1833. Branch County comprises the Coldwater, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Branch County was a New England settlement. The original founders of Coldwater were settlers from the northern coastal colonies – "Yankees", descended from the English Puritans who came from the Old World in the 1600s and who brought their culture. During the early 1800s, there was a wave of New England farmers who headed west into what was then the untamed Northwest Territory. Many traveled through New York State via the Erie Canal; the threat of Native Americans had been reduced by the end of the Black Hawk War. These early settlers laid out farms, constructed roads, erecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
