Girard Township, Michigan
| Girard Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Girard Township
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| Coordinates: 42°1′16″N 85°0′48″W / 42.02111°N 85.01333°WCoordinates: 42°1′16″N 85°0′48″W / 42.02111°N 85.01333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Branch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2) |
| • Land | 35.1 sq mi (90.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,780 |
| • Density | 51/sq mi (19.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-32280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626355 |
| Website | girardtownship |
Girard Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,780.
A small area in the south of the township, just west of I-69, has been annexed to the city of Coldwater, even though it is noncontiguous with the rest of the city. An area on the east side of Morrison Lake in the Coldwater River is considered to be part of the Coldwater urban area, although it remains unincorporated. There are no other incorporated municipalities within the township. The only other concentrated settlement is the unincorporated community of Girard, at 42°01′46″N 85°00′05″W / 42.02944°N 85.00139°W. The community of Girard was first established in 1829.
Most of the township is drained by branches of Hog Creek, a tributary of the Coldwater River, which flows through the southwest of the township. Tenkonsha Creek drains the northeast of the township, flowing into the St. Joseph River near Tekonsha.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.7 km2), of which 35.1 square miles (90.8 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), or 3.05%, is water.
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