Clinton, Michigan, United States

🇺🇸 Clinton Township, officially the Charter Township of Clinton, is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It ranks as Michigan's most-populated township and tenth most-populated municipality overall. As a northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Clinton is about 10 miles (16 km) north of the city of Detroit. The township is home to many parks, notably George George Memorial Park. The main branch of the Clinton River, for which the township was named, runs through Clinton Township.

Communities There are two unincorporated communities in the township/CDP: • Broad Acres is located in the south-eastern portion on M-3/Gratiot Avenue between 15 Mile and Quinn Roads (Elevation: 610 ft./186 m.). • Cady is located in the south-western portion at Utica and Moravian Roads (Elevation: 614 ft./187 m.). It was founded in 1833 by Chauncey G. Cady. Cady served for a time as township supervisor and was also a member of the state legislature. It had a post office from 1864 until 1906.

History The first settlement on the land currently known as Clinton Township was called Gnadenhuetten and established in 1782 by Rev. David Zeisberg, but closed in 1786. The township was organized as "Huron Township" on August 12, 1818, named after what was then known as the Huron River. Because of confusion with another Huron River south of Detroit, on July 17, 1824, the Michigan Territorial Legislature renamed both the township and the river after DeWitt Clinton, the popular governor of New York from 1817 to 1823 who was largely responsible for building the Erie Canal which enabled many settlers to come to Michigan.

Description Moravian Drive is the township's oldest road dating back to the days when the Moravian Missionaries settled to attempt to convert the local Native Americans.

Residents are served by the Clinton-Macomb Public Library. Clinton Township is also home of the Walker Goldie Institute. This organization is dedicated to the education of youth through teaching and after school programs. The organization was founded by Kimberly Hyde in 2007. It is currently inactive. https://michigan-company.com/co/walker-goldie-inc

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.37 square miles (73.5 km²), of which 28.10 square miles (72.8 km²) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km²) (0.95%) is water.

The Clinton River forks into three branches within the township.

Culture The Italian American Cultural Society (IACS) is located in Clinton Township. The IACS building is located on Romeo Plank Road, north of 19 Mile, situated on the northern edge of the township. It is in proximity to the former ex-Partridge Creek clubhouse. In 2004, the centre moved to its current location from Warren.

Education Chippewa Valley Schools, with two high schools (Chippewa Valley and Dakota), and Clintondale Community Schools, with one high school (Clintondale High), are the primary school districts in the township. Other school districts that operate within Clinton Township are L'Anse Creuse, Fraser, and Mount Clemens.

Media The Macomb Daily is headquartered in Clinton Township.