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Clare is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located near the center of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, the city is located mostly in Clare County, while a small portion extends south into Isabella County. The city had a population of 3,254 at the 2020 census. [5]
Pages in category "Townships in Clare County, Michigan" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The county was created by the Michigan Legislature from part of Michilimackinac County in 1840, named Kaykakee County [5] after a Sauk Indian Chief. It was renamed Clare County in 1843 after County Clare in Ireland. The county was administered by a succession of other Michigan counties prior to the organization of county government in 1871.
The city of Clare is to the north of, mostly within, Clare County, although the city has incorporated some land within Vernon Township. The Clare post office, with ZIP code 48617, also serves a large portion of Vernon Township. Ellaville was the name of a post office in this township from 1878 to 1879. [4]
US 10 enters through the township from the west and briefly runs concurrently with US 127.; US 127 runs south–north through the center of the township.; Bus. US 10 is a business loop route that runs briefly north out of the city of Clare.
Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. pp. 184, 220, 403, 581, 588. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6
Airport Forest is an unincorporated community just east of Clare County Airport in the northwest part of the township at Allendale is an unincorporated community southeast of Harrison at 44°00′19″N 84°47′05″W / 44.00528°N 84.78472°W / 44.00528; -84.78472
As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 1,059 people, 438 households, and 328 families residing in the township. The population density was 30.1 inhabitants per square mile (11.6/km 2).