Monitor Charter Township is a charter township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan, organized in 1869. The township's population was 10,687 as of the 2020 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Communities
There are two unincorporated communities within the Township:
- Kawkawlin is located on M-13 on the south side of the Kawkawlin River just south of the border with Kawkawlin Township. (Elevation: 597/182 m.)
- Brooks is located at the intersection of the Huron and Eastern Railway and Hotchkiss Road and Euclid Avenue where the borders of the Township, Frankenlust Township and Bay City meet.
History
The Kawkawlin Post Office opened on March 6, 1868 in Kawkawlin and has been in operation ever since.
On January 16, 1897, A post office, Colfax Post Office, opened in the township at Mackinaw Road and Salzburg Road. On May 15, 1900, the Colfax Post Office was closed down for the first time. The Post Office name Colfax was reopened on May 29, 1900 and lasting until May 15, 1901.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.03% is water.
Demographics
As of the census