| Michigan Township | |
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| — Township — | |
| Location of Michigan Township in Clinton County | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clinton |
| Organized | 1831 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.84 sq mi (92.81 km2) |
| • Land | 35.84 sq mi (92.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,684 |
| • Density | 46.99/sq mi (18.14/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-48762[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453620 |
Michigan Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,684. The township was named for the Michigan Road, an early thoroughfare through the area.[3]
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Mahlon Shinn and Robert Edwards were the township's first white settlers, arriving in 1830 and followed the same year by many more. The township was organized in March 1831.[4]
Michigan Township covers an area of 35.84 square miles (92.8 km2). Prior to settlement the land was heavily timbered with oak, poplar, walnut, sugar maple, beech, elm, ironwood, dogwood and pawpaw.[4]
The township contains seven cemeteries: Brandon, Hopewell Cemeteries, Layman, Layton, Old Whiteman, Paris and Whiteman.
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