Michigan Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,649 and it contained 675 housing units. The township was named for the Michigan Road, an early thoroughfare through the area.
History
Mahlon Shinn and Robert Edwards were the township's first white settlers, arriving in 1830 and followed the same year by many more. The township was organized in March 1831.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land. Prior to settlement the land was heavily timbered with oak, poplar, walnut, sugar maple, beech, elm, ironwood, dogwood and pawpaw.
Cities and towns
Michigantown
Unincorporated towns
Avery
Boyleston
Adjacent townships
Warren Township (north) Forest Township (northeast) Johnson Township (east) Kirklin Township (south) Jackson Township (southwest) Center Township (west) Union Township (west) Owen Township (northwest)
Major highways
U.S. Route 421
Indiana State Road 29
Cemeteries
The township contains seven cemeteries: Brandon, Hopewell Cemeteries, Layman, Layton, Old Whiteman, Paris and Whiteman.