Erie, Michigan
| Erie Township, Michigan | |
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| Civil township | |
Dixie Highway facing north, just south of Manhattan Street
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 Location of Erie Township within Monroe County. |
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| Coordinates: 41°46′18″N 83°29′22″W / 41.77167°N 83.48944°WCoordinates: 41°46′18″N 83°29′22″W / 41.77167°N 83.48944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Monroe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.6 sq mi (76.6 km2) |
| • Land | 23.7 sq mi (61.4 km2) |
| • Water | 5.9 sq mi (15.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,517 |
| • Density | 190.4/sq mi (73.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48133 |
| Area code(s) | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-26320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626245 |
| Website | http://erietownship.com/ |
Erie Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan Within the Toledo Metropolitan Area. The population was 4,517 at the 2010 census. The township is served by Mason Consolidated Schools. The city of Luna Pier sits outside the northeast corner of the township. The township is also home to the unincorporated community of Erie, situated at the intersection of Erie Rd and M-125.
Erie was started in 1790 by Métis moving south from Monroe. Early on, a log church named St. Joseph sur la baie Miami was built here. Father Gabriel Richard often would conduct Mass here. When a post office was established here in 1827, it was given the name of Bay Settlement.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.7 square miles (77 km2), of which 24.1 square miles (62 km2) is land and 5.6 square miles (15 km2) (18.74%) is water. Erie Township also has jurisdiction over the Lost Peninsula and joint control with Toledo, Ohio over Turtle Island in Lake Erie.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,850 people, 1,789 households, and 1,343 families residing in the township. The population density was 201.1 per square mile (77.7/km²). There were 1,917 housing units at an average density of 79.5 per square mile (30.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.32% White, 1.01% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 1.42% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.29% of the population.
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