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Mount Morris Charter Township is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,024 as of the 2020 census. The city of Mount Morris borders on the east, but the two are administered autonomously.
Communities
- The City of Mount Morris is adjacent to the township, but is governed independently of the township.
- Beecher is an urbanized area of the township lying between the cities of Mount Morris and Flint. There is also a census-designated place with the same name defined for statistical purposes that covers the approximate area of the community. A portion of the CDP also lies within Genesee Township.
- Much of the southeast portion of the township is considered to be a part of the Flint urban area.
History
The Township's survey area was in Grand Blanc Township from 1833 to 1836 when its area was included in Flushing and Genesee townships. The first settler was Benjamin Pearson of Avon, New York, who came in May 1833 to sections 25 and 36. On February 12, 1855, the Township of Mount Morris was established. An election was held in an abandoned log cabin in the southeast corner of the township; 74 votes were cast and the township was organized with elected officials with the main officials being: Ezekiel R. Ewing, supervisor; Bradford P. Foster, town clerk; Samuel R. Farnham, treasurer.
The township garnered national attention when on February 29, 2000, six-year-old Kayla Rolland was killed by her first-grade classmate at Buell Elementary in the Beecher school district.
On Monday, November 27, 2017, the northern Genesee County loop set of municipalities began receiving water from the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline treated by Genesee County Drain Commission Water and Waste Division.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.13%) is water.
The township is served by the Flint Mass Transportation Authority bus lines. In addition, I-75, I-475 and M-54 run through the township.
Despite its name, there are no mountains in the township. It was named after Mount Morris, New York on the Genesee River.
Demographics
As of the census which is served by the Beecher Metropolitan District.
The township is served by Flushing Community Schools, Clio Area School District, Mount Morris Consolidated Schools, Beecher Community School District and Westwood Heights Schools.
Media
The studios and offices of television stations WSMH, WEYI-TV, and WBSF are in a shared building located in the township.
Highways
- Interstate 75 and U.S. 23 concurrently run north and south through the township.
- Interstate 475 runs east and west through the township, but is signed as north and south.