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According to the 2020 United States Census, Michigan is the 10th most populous state with 10,077,331 inhabitants and the 22nd largest by land area spanning 56,538.90 square miles (146,435.1 km 2) of land. [1] Michigan is divided into 83 counties and contains 1,773 municipalities consisting of 276 cities, 257 villages, and 1,240 townships. [2]
The county was set off and organized by the Michigan Territory legislature in 1829; it was named for the river. [1] The area is home to the oldest and largest Amish community in Michigan. [4] St. Joseph County comprises the Sturgis, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI Combined Statistical Area.
According to Albrecht Powell, the Pennsylvania Amish has not always been the largest group of U.S. Amish as is commonly thought. The Amish population in the U.S. numbers more than 390,000 and is growing rapidly (around 3-4% per year), due to large family size (seven children on average) and a church-member retention rate of approximately 80%."
Bus. US 131 is a business loop of US 131 that starts at M-42 and US 131 (exit 191), runs through Manton, and runs out of town for five miles (8.0 km) before meeting the US 131 freeway at a normal intersection. M-42 runs concurrently with Bus. US 131 into Manton for a mile before ending at an intersection with 7th Street and Main Street. Bus.
The church at Mio was founded in 1970 by Amish people from Geauga County, Ohio, and from northern Indiana. [4] Other local churches that now are affiliated with the Michigan Amish Churches originally were not Amish, but were founded by evangelistic minded people from several Old Order Anabaptist backgrounds, who were more open to outsiders than typical Old Order Amish.
Pages in category "Villages in Michigan" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 253 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Unincorporated communities in Michigan" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 920 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 main article for this category is List of municipalities in Michigan