Washington, Michigan
| Charter Township of Washington | |
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| Charter township | |
 Charter Township of Washington
Location within the state of Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°45′9″N 83°1′56″W / 42.75250°N 83.03222°WCoordinates: 42°45′9″N 83°1′56″W / 42.75250°N 83.03222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Macomb |
| Government | |
| • Type | Supervisor-Council |
| • Supervisor | Dan O'Leary |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.8 sq mi (95.3 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 781 ft (238 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 25,139 |
| • Density | 530.7/sq mi (204.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 48094-48095 |
| Area code(s) | 586, 248 |
| FIPS code | 26-84120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627216 |
| Website | washingtontownship.org |
Washington Charter Township, located in the outskirts of metro Detroit, is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 25,139 at the 2010 census. Washington Township is bordered by the village of Romeo as well as Ray Township, Shelby Township, and Oakland Township. The historic Octagon House and Stony Creek Metro Park are popular destinations for visitors.
Westview Orchards was founded in what is now Washington Township in 1813.
Washington Township was organized in 1827. It is home to the historic Octagon House, built by Loren Andrus from 1858-1860.
The Township has a Supervisor-Board style township government with elected supervisor, clerk, treasurer and four trustees. School district serving the Township residents are Romeo Community Schools and Utica Community Schools and Rochester Schools from Oakland County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95.3 km²), of which 36.0 square miles (93.1 km²) is land and 0.9 square mile (2.2 km²) (2.34%) is water.
Weather in Washington Township (an outer suburb of Detroit) is similar to Detroit, generally being only a few degrees cooler allowing for more snow in the winter.
A notable weather event occurred on July 2, 1997 when, during the Michigan Tornado Outbreak, a EF0 tornado touched down at 26 mile Road and destroyed parts of the Rudgate trailer park community. Six people were injured during the events.
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