Free Soil Township, Michigan

Free Soil Township, Michigan
Location within Mason County (red) and the administered village of Free Soil (pink)
Location within Mason County (red) and the administered village of Free Soil (pink)
Free Soil Township is located in Michigan
Free Soil Township
Free Soil Township
Free Soil Township is located in the United States
Free Soil Township
Free Soil Township
Coordinates: 44°07′11″N 86°13′15″W / 44.11972°N 86.22083°W / 44.11972; -86.22083
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMason
Organized1848
Government
 • SupervisorGregg Surma
 • ClerkLynda Papes
Area
 • Total39.06 sq mi (101.2 km2)
 • Land38.64 sq mi (100.1 km2)
 • Water0.42 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 • Total842
 • Density21.8/sq mi (8.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
49411 (Free Soil)
Area code231
FIPS code26-105-30620[3]
GNIS feature ID1626315[4]
Websitefreesoiltownship.org

Free Soil Township is a civil township of Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 842 at the 2020 census.[2] The village of Free Soil is located within the township.

Free Soil Township was named in 1848 after the Free Soil Party.[5]

  1. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Free Soil township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Free Soil Township, Michigan
  5. ^ "Free Soil gets history write-up". Ludington Daily News. June 25, 1981. p. 4. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

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