Washington Township, Macomb County, Michigan
| Charter Township of Washington | |
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| Charter township | |
 Charter Township of Washington
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| Coordinates: 42°45′9″N 83°1′56″W / 42.75250°N 83.03222°WCoordinates: 42°45′9″N 83°1′56″W / 42.75250°N 83.03222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Macomb |
| Government | |
| • Type | Supervisor-Council |
| • Supervisor | Dan O'Leary |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.8 sq mi (95.3 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 781 ft (238 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 25,139 |
| • Density | 530.7/sq mi (204.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 48094-48095 |
| Area code(s) | 586, 248 |
| FIPS code | 26-84120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627216 |
| Website | washingtontownship.org |
Washington Charter Township is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 25,139 at the 2010 census. Washington Township is bordered by the village of Romeo as well as Ray Township, Shelby Township, and Oakland Township.
Westview Orchards was founded in what is now Washington Township in 1813.
Washington Township was organized in 1827. It is home to the historic Octagon House, built by Loren Andrus from 1858-1860.
The Township has a Supervisor-Board style township government with elected supervisor, clerk, treasurer and four trustees. School district serving the Township residents are Romeo Community Schools and Utica Community Schools and Rochester Schools from Oakland County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95.3 km²), of which 36.0 square miles (93.1 km²) is land and 0.9 square mile (2.2 km²) (2.34%) is water.
Weather in Washington Township is similar to Detroit, generally being only a few degrees cooler allowing for more snow in the winter.
A notable weather event occurred on July 2, 1997 when, during the Michigan Tornado Outbreak, a EF0 tornado touched down at 26 mile Road and destroyed parts of the Rudgate trailer park community. Six people were injured during the events.
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,080 people, 6,991 households, and 5,383 families residing in the township. The population density was 530.7 per square mile (204.9/km²). There were 7,317 housing units at an average density of 203.5 per square mile (78.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.23% White, 0.49% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.40% of the population.
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