Carrollton Township, Michigan

Carrollton Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Saginaw County
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Coordinates: 43°27′34″N 83°56′22″W / 43.45944°N 83.93944°W / 43.45944; -83.93944
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Saginaw
Established	1866
Government
• Supervisor	Phillip Abney
Area
• Total	3.51 sq mi (9.10 km2)
• Land	3.34 sq mi (8.64 km2)
• Water	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
Elevation	587 ft (179 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,750
• Density	1,600/sq mi (630/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48604 (Saginaw) 48724 (Carrollton)
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-13540[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626035[2]
Website	Official website

Carrollton Township (/ˈkɑːrəltən/ KAR-əl-tən) is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,750 at the 2020 census.^[3] Established in 1866, Carrollton contains a full-time police department, fire department, parks and recreation services, as well as its own public school system, Carrollton Public Schools. Along with being located on the Saginaw River, Carrollton offers close access to shopping malls, medical facilities, Saginaw Valley State University, and I-75.

At only 3.34 square miles (8.7 km²) of land area, Carrollton Township is the fourth-smallest township in the state of Michigan, after Novi Township, Royal Oak Charter Township, and Pointe Aux Barques Township.