Green Oak Charter Township is a charter township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 19,539. In September 2005, the township board voted to incorporate as a charter township, becoming the second charter township in Livingston County.

Communities

The township has several unincorporated communities within its boundaries.

  • Green Oak is on east side of the township on Silver Lake Road and the CSX rail tracks ().
  • Island Lake is located on the south side of the lake of the same name at the railroad.
  • Rushton is an unincorporated community on Rushton Road at Nichwagh Lake between 10 Mile and 9 Mile roads.().
  • Whitmore Lake is also a Census-designated place.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (5.50%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census

With the mall opening, the exit at US 23 had to be reconfigured. Three roundabouts were added at the exit to maintain traffic flow, forming a hybrid dumbbell interchange with a double roundabout on one side of the highway.

References

  • Green Oak Township