Fenton Township, Michigan
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Charter Township of Fenton Fenton Township |
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| Charter township | |
 Charter Township of Fenton
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| Coordinates: 42°50′N 83°45′W / 42.833°N 83.750°WCoordinates: 42°50′N 83°45′W / 42.833°N 83.750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Genesee |
| Settled | 1834 |
| Organized | 1838 |
| Chartered | 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Supervisor-Board |
| • Supervisor | Bonnie K. Mathis |
| • Township Clerk | Robert E. Krug |
| • Township Treasurer | John R. Tucker |
| • Operations Manager/Deputy Clerk | Thomas R. Broecker |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.5 sq mi (71.3 km2) |
| • Land | 23.9 sq mi (61.8 km2) |
| • Water | 3.7 sq mi (9.5 km2) 13.29% |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,552 |
| • Density | 543.2/sq mi (209.7/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48430 (Fenton), 48451 (Linden) |
| Area code(s) | 810 |
| FIPS code | 26-27780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626276 |
| Website | www |
Charter Township of Fenton is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,552 at the 2010 census.
The cities of Fenton and Linden were formed from areas formerly within the township.
The township land was initially a part of Grand Blanc Township when it was organized March 9, 1833 and a part of Genesee County when it was formed by the territorial legislature in 1835. The Fenton survey township area was a part of Argentine Township starting July 26, 1836 when it was separately organized.
Clark Dibble, a pioneer from New York, was the first white settler to purchase land in the township, in March 1834. Other settlers followed at Dibble's invite from Grumlaw, with Dustin Cheney and his family first to move there, forming the community of Dibbleville. and in 1837, William M. Fenton and Robert LeRoy bought land, a sawmill and water rights from Dibble, who moved elsewhere. Fenton and LeRoy had the settlement, then known as Dibbleville, platted. According to local legend, Fenton and LeRoy decided who would name the town in a game of poker. The town would be named after the winner and the main street after the loser. Fenton won and the town was known as Fentonville.
On June 26, 1837, the Fentonville post office opened and was renamed Fenton on February 25, 1866. The Township of Fenton was organized on March 6, 1838.
The town was incorporated as the Village of Fenton in 1863. While in 1871, Village of Linden was incorporated from area in the center of the township.
The Township became a Charter Township in 1980. In 1988, Linden completely separated from the township when the community changed its incorporated status from village to city.
In 2000, the township, along with the cities of Fenton and Linden, passed a millage to turn the Tri-County Parks & Recreation share department into a parks and recreation metropolitan district. While Argentine Township and Tyrone Townships defeated the millage. Tri-County ceased operation on December 1, 2000 when the Southern Lakes Regional Parks & Recreation District began operations.
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