Berlin Charter Township is a charter township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the township population was 9,890.

  • Oldport (or Old Port) is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of North Dixie Highway and Swan Creek Road at . It was first settled as early as 1830 and was originally called "Newport". When a railway station named Newport opened to the west, this community adopted the name Oldport.
  • South Rockwood is a village located in the northern portion of the township along the border of Wayne County, adjacent to the city of Rockwood. South Rockwood contains its own post office with the 48179 ZIP Code. The population of the village was 1,587 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Berlin Charter Township is in the northeast corner of Monroe County and is bordered on the south by Frenchtown Township and by Ash Township on the west. The Huron River forms most of the northern border of the township with Brownstown Township and the cities of Rockwood and Flat Rock in Wayne County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 13.56%, are water.

As of the census A very small northwesternmost portion of the township is served by Flat Rock Community Schools.

Highways

  • (decommissioned) – currently follows the route of present-day U.S. Route 24

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