Napoleon Township, Michigan

Napoleon Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. states of Michigan. The population was 6,789 at the 2020 census.

Communities

• Ackerson was a flag station on the C. N. Railroad. It had a post office from December 1898 to February 1899 and again from November 1899 to August 1902.
• Napoleon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (7.86%) is water.

The township is southeast of the center of Jackson County. U.S. Route 127 forms part of the western border, and state highway M-50 runs through the center of the township, connecting Napoleon village with Jackson, the county seat, to the northwest. Most of the township is part of the Grand River watershed flowing to Lake Michigan, except for the southeastern corner, which drains to the River Raisin and eventually Lake Erie.

Demographics

As of the census