Atlas Township, Michigan
| Atlas Township | |
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| Township | |
 Atlas Township
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| Coordinates: 42°55′14″N 83°30′34″W / 42.92056°N 83.50944°WCoordinates: 42°55′14″N 83°30′34″W / 42.92056°N 83.50944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Genesee |
| Government | |
| • Type | Supervisor-Board |
| • Supervisor | Tere Onica |
| • Clerk | Katie Vick |
| • Treasurer | Ann Marie Moore |
| • Trustee | Barry June, Patrick Major |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Land | 35.4 sq mi (91.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) 1.67% |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,993 |
| • Density | 205.2/sq mi (79.2/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48411 (Atlas) 48438 (Goodrich) |
| Area code(s) | 810 |
| FIPS code | 26-04000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625857 |
| Website | www |
Atlas Township is a general law township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 7,993, up from 7,257 at the 2000 census.
Atlas Township was organized in 1836 as part of Lapeer County, and was one of the earliest townships in this region to receive settlers. The first settler was Asa Farrar, who, in September, 1839, purchased land on section 18 and built a log house upon it the same year. He was a brother of Pearson Farrar, who settled the same year in Grand Blanc upon an adjacent section. They came from Monroe County, New York. The first birth and the first marriage in the township occurred in Asa Farrar's family, respectively, in 1833 and 1834. The township was detached from Lapeer County and added to Genesee County in 1843.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.4 square miles (92 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (1.67%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,257 people, 2,442 households, and 2,053 families residing in the township. The population density was 205.2 per square mile (79.2/km²). There were 2,554 housing units at an average density of 72.2 per square mile (27.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.56% White, 0.33% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
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