Madison Charter Township is a charter township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,439 at the 2020 census.

  • Sand Creek is an unincorporated community located in the southwest portion of the township at . Joshua and Rebecca Thurber received a land grant in 1820 and settled in the area. The Wabash Railroad opened a station here in 1881, and a post office began operating on September 27, 1881. The post office as named Thurber after the first settlers. The name was changed to Sand Creek on March 5, 1891 and then respelled as Sandcreek on June 11, 1894. It was named after a nearby creek. The post office was respelled back to Sand Creek in 1957. The post office remains in operation and uses the 49279 ZIP Code, which serves a portion of Madison Township and the surrounding area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.85%) is water.

The south branch of the River Raisin flows through the township. The Lenawee County Airport is located in the northern portion of the township near the city of Adrian.

Major highways

  • runs briefly through the northeast corner of the township.
  • runs briefly through the northwest corner of the township.
  • runs north–south through the center the township.

Demographics

As of the census

References

Sources

  • Madison Township official website