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Oshtemo Township, Michigan, Oshtemo
Oshtemo Charter Township is a charter township of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded a population of 23,747, up from 21,705 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. The township was organized in 1839. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.37%, are water. Oshtemo Township is located at the Kalamazoo County - Van Buren County, Michigan, Van Buren County line, adjacent to and west of the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo Township, Michigan, Kalamazoo Township; adjacent to and north of Texas Charter Township, Michigan, Texas Charter Township and adjacent to and south of Alamo Township, Michigan, Alamo Township. A Superfund site is located in the township at K & L Avenue Landfill. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 17,003 people, 7,551 households, and 4,024 families resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charter Township
A charter township is a form of Local government in the United States, local government in the U.S. state of Michigan. While all townships in Michigan are organized governments, a charter township has been granted a charter, which allows it certain rights and responsibilities of home rule that are generally intermediate between those of a Administrative divisions of Michigan#City, city (a semi-autonomous jurisdiction in Michigan) and a Administrative divisions of Michigan#Villages, village. Unless it is a home-rule village, a village is subject to the authority of any township in which it is located. Of Michigan's 1,240 townships, 139 are charter townships. A number of charter townships are among the most populous List of municipalities in Michigan, municipalities in Michigan. For example, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, Clinton Township and Canton, Michigan, Canton Township, both in Metro Detroit, were respectively the 8th and 9th most populous municipalities in Michi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |