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A charter township is a form of local government in the U.S. state of Michigan.While all townships in Michigan are organized governments, a charter township has been granted a charter, which allows it certain rights and responsibilities of home rule that are generally intermediate between those of a city (a semi-autonomous jurisdiction in Michigan) and a village.
A unique form of civil township in Michigan is the charter township, a status created by act of the state legislature in 1947, which grants additional powers and streamlined administration of townships. Charter townships that meet certain criteria are also provided greater protection against annexation by a city or village.
Shelby Charter Township, officially the Charter Township of Shelby, is a charter township located in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township is an affluent northern suburb of Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the population was 79,408, [2] up from 73,804 in 2010.
Michigan has created charter townships as a separate type of government to allow greater flexibility for township governments to serve urbanized populations. In Michigan, as in other states with like systems (though sometimes different names), a township is an administrative division of a county, which is an administrative division of the state.
This category is for townships in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is intended to be comprehensive of all currently existing townships in Michigan. Charter townships should be placed in both this category and Category:Charter townships in Michigan.
Macomb Township is a civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 91,663 at the 2020 census , [ 2 ] up from 79,580 in 2010 . As of 2020 it was the most-populous civil township in the state and the third most-populous township overall after the charter townships of Clinton and Canton .
Washington Charter Township, located within Metro Detroit, is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 28,165 at the 2020 census , [ 2 ] up from 25,139 in 2010 .
Independence Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population was 36,686 at the 2020 census. [2]Independence Township was first organized in 1834.