Commerce Township, Michigan

Commerce Township, Michigan
Commerce Township, Michigan
Charter township
	Charter Township of Commerce
	Wolverine Lake within Commerce Township
	Motto(s): "When you're here, you're family."
	Location within Oakland County (red) and the administered village of Wolverine Lake (pink)
	Commerce Township Location within the state of Michigan
	Coordinates: 42°34′46″N 83°29′16″W / 42.57944°N 83.48778°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Oakland
Government
• Supervisor	Larry Gray
• Clerk	Melissa Creech
Area
• Charter township	29.90 sq mi (77.4 km2)
• Land	27.45 sq mi (71.1 km2)
• Water	2.45 sq mi (6.3 km2)
Elevation	909 ft (277 m)
Population (2020)
• Charter township	43,058
• Density	1,400/sq mi (560/km2)
• Metro	4,296,250 (Metro Detroit)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48323 (West Bloomfield); 48382 (Commerce); 48390 (Walled Lake); 48393 (Wixom)
Area code(s)	248
FIPS code	26-17640
GNIS feature ID	1626125
Website	Official website

Commerce Township, officially the Charter Township of Commerce, is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 43,058 at the 2020 census.^[3]

As a western suburb of Metro Detroit, Commerce Township is about 32 miles (51.5 km) northwest of the city of Detroit. The cities of Walled Lake and Wixom border to the south, and the township contains the village of Wolverine Lake. Originally settled as a resort destination, the township has seen a large population increase of permanent residents due to the townships rural environment and recreation areas, including most of Proud Lake State Recreation Area. The Huron River runs mostly north–south through the township, and the township also contains numerous lakes.

The northern terminus of M-5 is within Commerce Township. This highway was originally meant to connect the spur route Interstate 275 back to Interstate 75, but the project was canceled due to the difficulty of construction around the township's numerous lakes, as well as the high property value of the area.

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Commerce Township, Michigan
^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Commerce charter township, Oakland County, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

[GR2-1] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Commerce Township, Michigan

[Census_2010-3] "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Commerce charter township, Oakland County, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

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