Mount Morris Township, Michigan
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Mount Morris Charter Township Mt. Morris Township |
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| Charter township | |
 Mount Morris Charter Township
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| Coordinates: 43°4′52″N 83°44′26″W / 43.08111°N 83.74056°WCoordinates: 43°4′52″N 83°44′26″W / 43.08111°N 83.74056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Genesee |
| Organized | 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Supervisor-Board |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.5 sq mi (81.5 km2) |
| • Land | 31.4 sq mi (81.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.13% |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 21,501 |
| • Density | 754.7/sq mi (291.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48458 |
| Area code(s) | 810 |
| FIPS code | 26-55980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626775 |
| Website | http://www.mtmorristwp.org |
Mount Morris Charter Township is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 21,501 as of the 2010 census.
The Township's survey area was in Grand Blanc Township from 1833 to 1836 when its area was included in Flushing and Genesee townships. The first settler was Benjamin Pearson of Avon, New York, who came in May 1833 to sections 25 and 36. On February 12, 1855, the Township of Mount Morris was established. An election was held in an abandoned log cabin in the southeast corner of the township; 74 votes were cast and the township was organized with elected officials with the main officials being: Ezekiel R. Ewing, supervisor; Bradford P. Foster, town clerk; Samuel R. Farnham, treasurer.
The township garnered national attention when on February 29, 2000, six-year-old Kayla Rolland was killed by her first-grade classmate, Dedrick Owens, at Buell Elementary in the Beecher school district.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.5 square miles (82 km2), of which, 31.4 square miles (81 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.13%) is water.
The township is served by the Flint Mass Transportation Authority bus lines. In addition, I-75, I-475 and M-54 run through the township.
Despite its name, there are no mountains in the township. It was named after Mount Morris, New York on the Genesee River.
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