Livingston County MI ~ Livingston County Townships

I recently got this description through another mailing list I am on and thought it would be helpful to those who are not aware of what the real definition of a township is. Richard's description is very clear and I hope it helps....

Growing up on the prairie, "twp" means "township," a collection of 36 sections (each section is a square mile-and I do mean a SQUARE mile) of land, each township being 6 miles north and south by 6 miles east and west. Townships were arbitrary divisions of land made when the surveyors came out and divided the prairie into even square mile blocks. (Each section, in turn, made up of four "quarters"-the traditional homestead unit). Townships were given names, much like counties. Most townships (in rural America) have no town, although they traditionally had some form of governance and a building for meetings. Hope this helps.

Brighton Charter Township County Commissioner Districts 1 (Includes part of the city of Brighton & 9 (Dividers are Spencer, Culver & I-96 roads)
Cohoctah Township County Commissioner District 4
Conway Township County Commissioner District 4
Deerfield Township County Commissioner District 3
Genoa Charter Township County Commissioner Districts 2 & 7 (Divider is Grand River Avenue)
Green Oak Township County Commissioner District 9 & includes part of City of Brighton
Hamburg Township County Commissioner District 8 & includes part of City of Brighton
Handy Township County Commissioner District 4 & includes Village of Fowlerville
Hartland Township County Commissioner District 2 & includes Village of Hartland
Howell Township County Commissioner District 5 & includes City of Howell
Iosco Township County Commissioner District 4
Marion Township County Commissioner Districts 4 & 6 (Dividers are Coon Lake, County Farm & M-155 roads)
Oceola Township County Commissioner Districts 2 & 3 (Divider is M-59)
Putnam Township County Commissioner District 6 & includes Village of Pinckney
Tyrone Township County Commissioner District 3
Unadilla Township County Commissioner District 6

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