Michigan Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°43′33″N 86°52′33″W / 41.72583°N 86.87583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | LaPorte |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 27.43 sq mi (71.0 km2) |
• Land | 17.91 sq mi (46.4 km2) |
• Water | 9.52 sq mi (24.7 km2) |
Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 27,517 |
• Density | 1,536.3/sq mi (593.2/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-48780[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453621 |
Michigan Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 27,517 (slightly down from 27,522 at 2010[4]) and it contained 13,431 housing units.
Michigan Township was organized in 1833, and named from Lake Michigan, which forms its northwestern border.[5]
The George and Adele Jaworowski House (1945-1946) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[6]
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.[4]