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Jackson County, Michigan
Jackson County is located in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the Counties of the United States, county was 160,366 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Its county seat, seat of government is the city of Jackson, Michigan, Jackson. The county was set off in 1829 and organized in 1832. It is named for U.S. President Andrew Jackson and considered to be one of Michigan's "Cabinet counties", named for members of Jackson's Cabinet. Jackson County comprises the Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Jackson County Courthouse was designed by Claire Allen, a prominent southern Michigan architect. Jackson County is also home to the Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.0%) is water. Rivers Grand River The Grand River (Michigan), Grand River is Michigan's longest river. It starts in Somerset Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan, Somerset Township in Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Arbor Township
Spring Arbor Township is a civil township of Jackson County, Michigan, United States. The population was 8,530 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 8,267 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. Communities *Spring Arbor, Michigan, Spring Arbor is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place within the township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.82%) is water. The township is in west-central Jackson County, west of Jackson, the county seat. Highway M-60 (Michigan highway), M-60 passes through the township, including the community of Spring Arbor, leading east to the western side of Jackson and west to Concord, Michigan, Concord and Tekonsha, Michigan, Tekonsha. The west side of the township is part of the Kalamazoo River watershed, while the east side flows toward the Grand River (Michigan), Grand River. The North Branch of the Kalamazoo Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Liberty Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,059. Communities *Cedar Bank had a post office from 1889 until 1902. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (3.79%) is water. Liberty Township is in southern Jackson County and is bordered to the south by Hillsdale County. The southeast corner of the township touches the northwest corner of Lenawee County. U.S. Route 127 forms the eastern border of the township and leads north to Jackson, the county seat. Most of the township is drained by the Grand River, except for the westernmost part, which is drained by the North Branch of the Kalamazoo River. Parks, campgrounds, or preserves *4-H Camp McGregor is a small campground on Adams Road, with a forest and wetlands, and is on the shore of Crispell Lake. *Shady Acres Campground is a campground on Crispell Road. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanover Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Hanover Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,662 at the 2020 census. Communities *Hanover is a village within the township. *Farwell Lake is both a lake and the surrounding unincorporated community in the southeast corner of the township. The north branch of the Kalamazoo River rises near Farwell Lake. *Horton (/'hoɻ.ʔən̪/) is an unincorporated community in the northeast part of the township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.63%) is water. Hanover Township is in southwest Jackson County, bordered to the south by Hillsdale County. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,792 people, 1,374 households, and 1,114 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,490 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.05% White, 0.29% African American, 0.21% Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tompkins Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Tompkins Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,618 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.96%) is water. Tompkins Township is in northwestern Jackson County and is bordered to the north by Ingham County. State highway M-50 crosses the township, leading southeast to Jackson, the county seat, and northwest to Eaton Rapids. The Grand River crosses the northeastern portion of the township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,758 people, 985 households, and 781 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,032 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.74% White, 0.51% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.80% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rives Township
Rives Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,750 at the 2020 census. Communities * Rives Junction is an unincorporated community in the township at . It was founded in 1834 by Samuel Prescott and Henry Fifield. A post office named "West Rives" was established on June 15, 1839, with Prescott as the first postmaster, operating from his home on the west side of the Michigan Central Railroad tracks. The community developed on the eastern side of the tracks and was renamed "Eaton Rapids Junction" on March 12, 1866, and again renamed "Rives Junction" on May 7, 1866. The Rives Junction post office, with ZIP Code 49277, continues to serve large portions of Rives Township as well as northeast portions of adjacent Tompkins Township. Rives Junction was the junction between the Michigan Central lines to Saginaw and Grand Rapids. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackman Charter Township, Michigan
Blackman Charter Township is a charter township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 25,642. The Michigan State Prison was partly located within the township. Four smaller state institutions currently occupy the former state prison grounds within the township. The township is also the junction of four major highways: Interstate 94, M-50, M-60 and U.S. Route 127. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.60%) is water. Blackman Charter Township is in central Jackson County and is bordered to the south by the city of Jackson, the county seat. Ann Arbor is to the east, and Battle Creek is to the west, both by Interstate 94. Lansing, the state capital, is to the north via US-127. It encompasses most of the survey township T2S R1W. The township is drained by the Grand River, which flows from south to north through the township center, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summit Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Summit Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 22,920 at the 2020 census. Communities * Vandercook Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place within the township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (3.07%) is water. The Grand River flows northward through the southern and eastern parts of the township. Summit Township is in central Jackson County, bordered to the north by the city of Jackson, the county seat. The township encompasses the T3S R1W survey township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 21,534 people, 8,690 households, and 6,187 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 9,109 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 91.72% White, 4.21% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.46% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.64% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Columbia Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,392. Communities *Brooklyn is a village in the southeast of the township. * Cement City (primarily in Lenawee County) lies within the south-central part of the township. *Clarklake is an unincorporated community around Clark Lake in the northwest of the township served by a US Post Office with the ZIP Code of 49234. It began as a settlement in 1833.Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 118 *Lake Columbia is an unincorporated community around Lake Columbia in the south central part of the township. * Vineyard Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place partially within the township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (7.47%) is water. The township is in southeastern Jackson County and is bordered to the south by Lenawee County. U.S. Route 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarke Historical Library
The Clarke Historical Library is part of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. It is located within the Central Michigan University Libraries, Charles V. Park Library on the campus. The library was founded in 1954 by Norman E. Clarke Sr., who gave his library and collections to the college, which he had attended as a young man. The library began with the 1,500 books, 60 groups of manuscripts, 150 maps, 400 visual items and 50 broadsides, including a few early papers. His collections included numerous memoirs, works of scholarships, treasures, opinion pieces, and works of fiction. The ''Michigan Historical Review'' is a peer-reviewed, academic journal of Michigan history that was published semiannually by the Clarke Historical Library and the History Department at Central Michigan University between 1974 and 2021. It is currently published by the Historical Society of Michigan. The Clarke also houses a variety of Ernest He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingham County
Ingham County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 284,900. The county seat is Mason. Lansing, the state capital of Michigan, is largely located within the county. Lansing is the only state capital in the United States located in a county of which it is not also the seat of government. The county is home to Michigan State University, Lansing Community College, and the Class A minor league baseball team Lansing Lugnuts. Ingham County is included in the Lansing–East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is considered to be a part of Mid Michigan. History Ingham County was established by an act of the Michigan Territorial Legislature on October 29, 1829, from portions of Shiawassee County, Washtenaw County and unorganized territory. It was attached for administrative purposes to Washtenaw County until 1838 when county government was established for Ingham. The county was named for Samuel D. Ingham, the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north. With a population of 10.14 million and an area of , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 10th-largest state by population, the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 11th-largest by area, and the largest by total area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. The state capital is Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, while its most populous city is Detroit. The Metro Detroit r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalamazoo River
The Kalamazoo River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan. The river is long from the junction of its North and South branches to its mouth at Lake Michigan, with a total length extending to when one includes the South Branch.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 19, 2011 The river's watershed drains an area of approximately and drains portions of ten counties in southwest Michigan: Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Jackson, Hillsdale, Kent and Ottawa. The river has a median flow of at New Richmond, upstream from its mouth at Saugatuck and Douglas. The north and south branches of the Kalamazoo River originate within a few miles of each other. The south branch begins near North Adams in Moscow Township in northeastern Hillsdale County and flows north and west through Homer before joining the north branch at the forks of the Kalamazoo River in Albion. The North Branch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
