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Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
LaPorte

GNIS feature ID
  
453621

Population
  
27,522 (2010)

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-48780

Elevation
  
186 m

Local time
  
Monday 9:42 PM

Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Weather
  
4°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 92% Humidity

Area
  
71.04 km² (46.39 km² Land / 24.66 km² Water)

Points of interest
  
Blue Chip Casino - Hotel and, Old Michigan City Light, Washington Park Zoo, Indiana Dunes National, John H Barker Mansion

Michigan Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 27,522 and it contained 13,216 housing units.

Contents

Map of Michigan, IN, USA

History

Michigan Township was organized in 1833, and named from Lake Michigan, which forms its northwestern border.

The George and Adele Jaworowski House (1945-1946) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.43 square miles (71.0 km2), of which 17.91 square miles (46.4 km2) (or 65.29%) is land and 9.52 square miles (24.7 km2) (or 34.71%) is water.

References

Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana Wikipedia