As of November 2014, there were 118 charter townships in Michigan (Alpena Township was chartered on February 26, 2018). In 1947, the state legislature created a special charter township status, which grants additional powers and streamlined administration in order to provide greater protection for townships against annexation of land by cities and villages. Unless it is a home-rule village, a village is subject to the authority of any township in which it is located.įollowing World War II, suburbanization increased the population in many formerly outlying communities. A charter township has been granted a charter, which allows it certain rights and responsibilities of home rule that are generally intermediate between those of a city (a semi-autonomous jurisdiction in Michigan) and a village. Townships in Michigan are organized governments. JSTOR ( March 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī charter township is a form of local government in the U.S.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.

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