Country United States Settled 1835 Chartered 1990 Elevation 213 m Population 10,640 (2010) Local time Monday 2:39 PM | State Michigan Organized 1838 Time zone EST (UTC-5) Area 80.3 km² Area code 810 | |
Weather -4°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 77% Humidity Points of interest Flushing Twp Nature Park, Flushing County Park, Flushing Township | ||
Flushing Charter Township is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,640 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Flushing Twp, MI 48433, USA
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History
In the fall of 1835, Rufus Harrison was the first settler in the future Flushing Township. Flint Township was organized in 1836 and included the township areas of Burton, Clayton, Flushing, Mt. Morris, Genesee, Thetford, Vienna and Montrose. Genesee and Flushing Townships were split off on March 6, 1838. Flushing Township originally included survey townships of 7 & 8 North in Range 5 East and the west half of 7 & 8 North in Range 6 East. At a meeting at Ezekiel R. Ewing's house, Dover was proposed by Ebenezer French as the township's name. However, since another Dover Township already existed in the state, the Michigan legislature chose Flushing. With a loss of early records, only the identity of the first clerk is known: Abiel C. Bliss. In October, 1838, the Township was divided into five school districts and appointed two school inspectors: Abiel C. Bliss and Jarvis Bailey. Thomas L.L. Brent was a prominent early settler coming before 1836 and purchased up to 70,000 acres (280 km2) of Michigan land. He built a saw mill and dam in Section 3 on the Flint River, which was destroyed by a freshet. In the 1840, the "English Settlement" started to form in the Township's northwest area with settlers from England. The Village of Flushing was platted that same year. Clayton Township (survey township 7N 5E) was split off in 1846. In 1855, the West half of survey township 8 North in Range 6 East was reunited with the East half to form Mt. Morris Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.0 square miles (80 km2), of which 30.9 square miles (80 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.48%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 10,640 people, 4,007 households, and 3,047 families residing in the township. The population density was 344.3` per square mile (133.0/km²). There were 4,007 housing units at an average density of 129.7 per square mile (50.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.4% White, 2.1% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.8% Asian, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.
Of 4,007 households, 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24% were non-families. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.0.