Metamora Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,368 at the 2020 Census.
History
Metamora Township was formed from the eastern half of Hadley Township on 2 April 1838. The name of the township was based on the character Metamora in the very popular 1829 play Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags, which had a stage run over 60 years. This play inspired four new Midwestern towns to adopt the name Metamora — Metamora, Ohio in the 1830s, Metamora Township, Michigan in 1838 after the 1836-37 Toledo War caused the removal of Metamora from Michigan Territory to Ohio, Metamora, Indiana also in 1838, and Metamora, Illinois in 1845.
Communities
- The village of Metamora is located within the township, and the Metamora post office, with ZIP code 48455, also serves most of the township.
- Farmers Creek is an unincorporated community at on the boundary between Metamora Township on the east and Hadley Township to the west. It was named for the nearby stream. John L. Morse purchased land here in 1833 and settled in 1834. John Look and family also settled here in 1834. Morse became the first postmaster on January 3, 1836, and the office operated until September 30, 1903.
- Thornville is an unincorporated community at on the boundary between Metamora Township on the west and Dryden Township on the east. It was given a post office with the name "Amboy" on March 21, 1837, with Joseph S. Gibbins as the first postmaster. Benjamin Thorne, who came here from Dutchess County, New York in 1839, became the third postmaster on December 3, 1845. On July 14, 1854, the settlement and post office were renamed Thornville after him. The post office operated until June 30, 1905.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.59%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census
Respective zoned high schools are Lapeer High School, Dryden Junior/Senior High School, and Oxford High School.