Salem Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan

Salem Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,018 at the 2020 census.

Communities

Brookeville is an unincorporated community located within the township at .
Salem is an unincorporated community located in the northeastern portion of the township at . It was first settled as early as 1825 when John and Joseph Dickinson moved to the area. A post office opened on June 4, 1831 under the name Rider's after its first postmaster Ira Rider. The post office was renamed Renwick on May 29, 1841 after postmaster George Renwick. The office was renamed Salem after the township on January 28, 1846 and operated until December 10, 1875. The Summit post office was transferred to Salem on December 15, 1876 and has remained active under the name Salem ever since.
Summit is a former settlement that began with a post office on May 1, 1833 as a stopover between Ann Arbor and Pontiac. The post office was closed and transferred to Salem on December 15, 1876.
Worden is an unincorporated community located within the township at . The community was settled by the Pebbles family who moved to Salem Township in 1831. It was given a stage post office named Pebbles Corner in 1838. The post office was renamed as Worden on March 7, 1882. It became a station along the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan Railroad. The Worden post office operated until January 31, 1902.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.26%) is water.

Major highways

runs briefly through the southeast corner of the township.

Demographics

At the 2000 census,

Salem Township is served by four separate public school districts. South Lyon Community Schools serves the largest area of the township and is located in South Lyon to the north in Oakland County. The district's Salem Elementary School is the only public school located within Salem Township.

Northville Public Schools serves a very small northeastern portion of the township. Students within the Northville section of the township are zoned to attend either Ridgewood Elementary School or Thorton Creek Elementary School, as well as Hillside Middle School and Northville High School. Plymouth-Canton Community Schools to the east in Wayne County serves the southeast portion of the township. Ann Arbor Public Schools serves a very small southwest portion of the township, and students in that area are zoned to Logan Elementary School, Clague Middle School, and Huron High School.

Notable people

Melbourne H. Ford- Michigan Congressman was at Salem in 1849.
Barbara Lewis, singer, "Baby I'm Yours", was born in Salem.

Images

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