Forest Township, Genesee County, Michigan
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Township of Forest Forest Township |
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| Township | |
 Township of Forest
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| Coordinates: 43°10′25″N 83°31′16″W / 43.17361°N 83.52111°WCoordinates: 43°10′25″N 83°31′16″W / 43.17361°N 83.52111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Genesee |
| Village | Otisville, Otter Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.6 km2) |
| • Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) 0.94% |
| Elevation | 1,211 ft (369 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,702 |
| • Density | 132.4/sq mi (51.1/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48463 |
| Area code(s) | 810 |
| FIPS code | 26-29440 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626294 |
Forest Township is a general law township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Survey township designation is 9 north and 8 east. The population was 4,702 at the 2010 census, slightly down from 4,738 at the 2000 census.
On March 1, 1836, James Seymour purchased the property first in the future Township in section 36. Henry Heister, with his wife and three children, were the first settlers in the spring of 1837, coming from Livingston County. His home was on the Butternut Creek on the piece of property he purchased, the southwest quarter of section 19. Heister's son, George, was the first born in the Township. With in a few years after arriving, he move to Genesee Township.
The residents petitioned the state to form a township with no name selected. Paris was soon selected but was already taken, then a legislature offered Forest. Originally a part of Richfield Township, Lapeer County, the Township was formed on March 31, 1843 when the range 8 survey townships were transferred from Lapeer County to Genesee County. The 13 voters first met on the first Monday in April 1943 to select their officers, choosing Nathaniel Smith as supervisor.
A U.S. Post Office called Forest was opened in 1855 in section 24 at the residence of the first postmaster, John Crawford. In 1859, the Post Office was moved to Otisville with Robert Shaw appointed deputy postmaster. The Post Office's name was changed in 1861 to Otisville. On June 2, 1882, the Clew Post Office was opened in the northwest part of the Township and was closed on November 28, 1884.
In 1885, the first schoolhouse, the Smith school house, was built at the northeast corner of section 33.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (93 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.94%) is water.
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