Alaiedon
| Alaiedon Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Alaiedon Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°38′44″N 84°25′23″W / 42.64556°N 84.42306°WCoordinates: 42°38′44″N 84°25′23″W / 42.64556°N 84.42306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Ingham |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
| • Land | 35.5 sq mi (92.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,894 |
| • Estimate (2014) | 2,910 |
| • Density | 81.3/sq mi (31.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-00800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625809 |
Alaiedon Township is a civil township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 2,894.
The land that was to become the township was surveyed by a Musgrove Evans in 1827. James Phillips became the first person to settle in the township in December 1836 at a location known as Alaiedon Center. It was also known as German Settlement because most of its early residents were Germans. In 1837 the first settlement, Jefferson City, was platted and founded at what is today the Hagadorn and Lamb intersection along Mud Creek. The township was formally organized in 1842, and was named by Henry Schoolcraft, who came up with a pseudo Native American name he claimed meant "hill land for excellent living." At the time of its organization, the township consisted of what is today Lansing, Meridian, Delhi and Alaiedon townships. The aforementioned townships would be spun off in 1842 to give the township the boundaries it has to this day.
The township's settlement pattern changed considerably in 1847, the same year the state capital was moved to Lansing Township. It was found that the town was never formally platted, and thus did not legally exist, preventing the settlement's residents from obtaining deeds to their properties. Subsequently, the town was abandoned and few traces remain of its existence, today. In 1877, residents constructed a township hall on one quarter of an acre of Ingham County's "poor farm" that served as the township hall until 1959, when a new one was constructed at 2021 West Holt Road.
In 1998, and again in 2008, the township entered into two 425 Agreements with the city of Lansing to retain and expand the headquarters of Jackson National Life Insurance. The first conditional land sharing agreement involved approximately 160 acres, and the second 70 acres; both last for a duration of 50 years.
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