Gregory, Michigan
| Unadilla Township, Michigan | |
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Unadilla Twp. Offices and Police Department
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 Unadilla Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°27′38″N 84°4′15″W / 42.46056°N 84.07083°WCoordinates: 42°27′38″N 84°4′15″W / 42.46056°N 84.07083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Livingston |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.8 sq mi (90.1 km2) |
| • Land | 34.0 sq mi (88.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,190 |
| • Density | 93.8/sq mi (36.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48137 |
| Area code(s) | [[Area code 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-81240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627183 |
Unadilla Township is a civil township of the southwest corner of Livingston County, Michigan, United States. The population was 3,190 at the 2000 census.
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a few unincorporated communities and historic locales.
Unadilla was formed by an act of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan on March 26, 1835, and initially included what is now Iosco Township to the north and a portion of Lyndon township in Washtenaw County on the south. The first township meeting was held on the first Monday of April 1835. Since Livingston County government was not organized until 1836, the township was at first attached to Washtenaw County. On March 6, 1838, Iosco Township was set off and with the southern portion being assigned to Lyndon Township, Unadilla assumed its present boundaries.
The first land purchase in the township was recorded on June 20, 1833 by Eli Ruggles of Brookfield, Connecticut, while accompanied by his brother-in-law, Amos Williams, and Nathaniel Noble, an acquaintance who lived nearby in Dexter. After returning to Connecticut, Ruggles became ill and died. Williams returned to the land in the fall of 1833 with his son, Samuel, son-in-law, Gary Briggs and Briggs' wife. The land purchase was recorded as the north half of the northwest quarter of section 33, which would have been 80 acres (320,000 m2), but in subsequent accounts was frequently described as 40 acres (160,000 m2). During that winter the Williams and family built a sawmill, which began operations in the spring of 1834.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles (90 km2), of which 34.0 square miles (88 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (2.33%) is water.
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