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A unique form of civil township in Michigan is the charter township, a status created by act of the state legislature in 1947, which grants additional powers and streamlined administration of townships. Charter townships that meet certain criteria are also provided greater protection against annexation by a city or village.
A charter township is a form of local government in the U.S. state of Michigan.While all 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 city (a semi-autonomous jurisdiction in Michigan) and a village.
Madison Township Hall in Madison Township, Richland County, Ohio. Depending on the state, the township government has varying degrees of authority. In the Upper Midwestern states near the Great Lakes, civil townships (known in Michigan as general law townships [1] and in Wisconsin as towns), are often, but not always, overlaid on survey townships.
This category is for townships in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is intended to be comprehensive of all currently existing townships in Michigan. Charter townships should be placed in both this category and Category:Charter townships in Michigan.
The following is a list of census-designated places in Michigan. According to the United States Census Bureau , the U.S. state of Michigan listed 212 census-designated places (CDPs) used for statistical purposes at the 2020 census .
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.
Richfield Township is a civil township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,991 at the 2020 census , [ 3 ] up from 8,730 at the 2010 census . Communities
Tyrone Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2020 census, the township had a total population of 5,021. [3]It is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of the city of Grand Rapids.