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If township voters approve the charter status, the township may levy up to 5 mills without voter approval. If the charter status is approved by the township board alone, the township board may not levy any millage beyond that allowed for general law townships without voter approval. As of April 2001, there were 127 charter townships in Michigan.
Florence Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,153 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] It was organized in 1837.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years.
As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 6,210 people, 2,144 households, and 1,777 families residing in the township. The population density was 177.3 inhabitants per square mile (68.5/km 2 ). There were 2,277 housing units at an average density of 65.0 per square mile (25.1/km 2 ).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96 km 2), of which 37.1 square miles (96 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2) (0.38%) is water. The Belle River passes through the township and has two tributaries: Gillett Drain and Dawson Drain.
Green Oak Charter Township is a charter township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census , the township population was 19,539. In September 2005, the township board voted to incorporate as a charter township, becoming the second charter township in Livingston County.
In the Northeast area of the township on November 2, 1855, the Valeria post office opened with Andrew N. Felt as postmaster. This PO closed on November 21, 1860. [4] [5] In 2002, the township residents approved a 1-mill tax renewal which was used to start its police department in December ending a contract with Genesee County Sheriff Department.
In January and February 2014, Swartz Creek City and Gaines Township was contact by Mundy Township Supervisor David L. Guigear in attempt to meet over regionalization of building department, code enforcement, janitorial and especial police. [14] On April 2, 2014, Gaines Township turned down a police department merger with Mundy Township. [15]