Flushing Township, Michigan
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Charter Township of Flushing Flushing Charter Township |
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 Charter Township of Flushing
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| Coordinates: 43°5′49″N 83°51′29″W / 43.09694°N 83.85806°WCoordinates: 43°5′49″N 83°51′29″W / 43.09694°N 83.85806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Genesee |
| Settled | 1835 |
| Organized | 1838 |
| Chartered | 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Fred Thorsby |
| • Clerk | Wendy Meinburg |
| • Treasurer | Terry Peck |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.0 sq mi (80.3 km2) |
| • Land | 30.9 sq mi (79.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.48% |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,640 |
| • Density | 344.3/sq mi (133/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48433 (Flushing) |
| Area code(s) | 810 |
| FIPS code | 26-29220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626290 |
| Website | http://www.flushingtownship.com |
Flushing Charter Township is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,640 at the 2010 census.
In the fall of 1835, Rufus Harrison was the first settler in the future Flushing Township.Flint Township was organized in 1836 and included the township areas of Burton, Clayton, Flushing, Mt. Morris, Genesee, Thetford, Vienna and Montrose. Genesee and Flushing Townships were split off on March 6, 1838. Flushing Township originally included survey townships of 7 & 8 North in Range 5 East and the west half of 7 & 8 North in Range 6 East. At a meeting at Ezekiel R. Ewing's house, Dover was proposed by Ebenezer French as the township's name. However, since another already existed in the state, the Michigan legislature chose Flushing. With a loss of early records, only the identity of the first clerk is known: Abiel C. Bliss. In October, 1838, the Township was divided into five school districts and appointed two school inspectors: Abiel C. Bliss and Jarvis Bailey.Thomas L.L. Brent was a prominent early settler coming before 1836 and purchased up to 70,000 acres (280 km2) of Michigan land. He built a saw mill and dam in Section 3 on the Flint River, which was destroyed by a freshet. In the 1840, the "English Settlement" started to form in the Township's northwest area with settlers from England. The Village of Flushing was platted that same year.Clayton Township (survey township 7N 5E) was split off in 1846. In 1855, the West half of survey township 8 North in Range 6 East was reunited with the East half to form Mt. Morris Township.
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