Girard Township, Michigan
Girard Township, Michigan | |
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Location within Branch County | |
| Coordinates: 42°01′16″N 85°00′48″W / 42.02111°N 85.01333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Branch |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2) |
| • Land | 35.1 sq mi (90.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,770 |
| • Density | 49/sq mi (19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 26-32280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626355 |
| Website | Official website |
Girard Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,770.
A small area in the south of the township, just west of I-69, has been annexed to the city of Coldwater, even though it is noncontiguous with the rest of the city. An area on the east side of Morrison Lake in the Coldwater River is considered to be part of the Coldwater urban area, although it remains unincorporated.