Mason Township, Cass County, Michigan
| Mason Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Mason Township
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| Coordinates: 41°47′6″N 85°56′35″W / 41.78500°N 85.94306°WCoordinates: 41°47′6″N 85°56′35″W / 41.78500°N 85.94306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Cass |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.5 sq mi (53.2 km2) |
| • Land | 20.2 sq mi (52.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,945 |
| • Density | 146/sq mi (56.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-52140 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626705 |
Mason Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,945 at the 2010 census.
Mason Township is located in southern Cass County, along the Indiana state line. The unincorporated community of Kessington is in the southeastern part of the township, and Allenton is in the southwest. The community of Simonton Lake, Indiana, is directly to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.5 square miles (53.2 km2), of which 20.2 square miles (52.4 km2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km2), or 1.45%, is water.
Cass County had been originally organized by an act of the Michigan Territorial Legislature on November 4, 1829, as four townships while Lewis Cass was the territorial governor. Mason was included in Ontwa Township at the end of 1833, and at the start of 1834 Mason Township was formed into the same land area that it is today, which is less than the standard 36 square miles (93 km2) of most townships.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,514 people, 953 households, and 732 families residing in the township. The population density was 124.0 per square mile (47.9/km²). There were 1,021 housing units at an average density of 50.4 per square mile (19.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.94% White, 0.24% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population.
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