Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
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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]
