Green Township, Michigan

Green Township, Michigan
Township
Green Township Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°1′24″N 83°47′10″W / 45.02333°N 83.78611°W / 45.02333; -83.78611Coordinates: 45°1′24″N 83°47′10″W / 45.02333°N 83.78611°W / 45.02333; -83.78611
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Alpena
Area
• Total	80.0 sq mi (207.3 km²)
• Land	71.0 sq mi (184.0 km²)
• Water	9.0 sq mi (23.3 km²)
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,228
• Density	17/sq mi (6.7/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-34740
GNIS feature ID	1626392
Website	www.greentownshipmi.org

Green Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,228 at the 2010 census.

Flanders is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of the township approximately 15.5 miles (24.9 km) west of downtown Alpena on M-32 at the junction with M-65 at 45°03′36″N 83°44′48″W / 45.06000°N 83.74667°W / 45.06000; -83.74667 (Flanders, Michigan). Flanders began as settlement around a sawmill in 1869 and was named for local lumber merchant S.W. Flanders. A post office operated here from December 1885 until February 1914.

Spratt is an unincorporated community along M-65 approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Flanders at 45°00′31″N 83°44′53″W / 45.00861°N 83.74806°W / 45.00861; -83.74806 (Spratt, Michigan). It was named for the Spratt family, who were pioneer lumbermen in the area. A post office operated from March 1900 until August 1934.