Clarence Township, Michigan
| Clarence Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Clarence Township
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| Coordinates: 42°22′25″N 84°46′30″W / 42.37361°N 84.77500°WCoordinates: 42°22′25″N 84°46′30″W / 42.37361°N 84.77500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Calhoun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.1 sq mi (88.2 km2) |
| • Land | 32.5 sq mi (84.3 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,985 |
| • Density | 61/sq mi (23.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 49076 (Olivet), 49224 (Albion), 49284 (Springport) |
| FIPS code | 26-15960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626086 |
| Website | www |
Clarence Township is a civil township located in northeast Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,985 at the 2010 census. The township was originally named Pinkney Township.
Like the rest of Calhoun County, Clarence Township was populated by Potawatomi people before the coming of Euro-Americans. The first Euro-American settler came to the township in 1836. It was not until 1845 that a Euro-American settled at Duck Lake. This was Jacob Nichols, who still had Potawatomi neighbors as his only close neighbors for several years after this.
The township was organized in 1838. The first school in the township was established the following year.
There are no incorporated municipalities within the rural township. There are settlements at a few unincorporated communities:
Duck Lake is the most prominent feature in the township, and is the headwaters for the Battle Creek River, which flows north from the lake towards Charlotte. Two other branches of Battle Creek also flow north out of the township. South and east of Duck Lake are a series of smaller lakes that flow into the North Branch of Rice Creek (a tributary of the Kalamazoo River). A small area west of Duck Lake drains into Indian Creek, which flows into Battle Creek near Olivet.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Clarence Township has a total area of 34.1 square miles (88.2 km2), of which 32.5 square miles (84.3 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), or 4.40%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,032 people, 796 households, and 599 families residing in the township. The population density was 62.1 per square mile (24.0/km²). There were 996 housing units at an average density of 30.4 per square mile (11.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.29% White, 0.54% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
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