Free Soil Township, Michigan | |
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![]() Location within Mason County (red) and the administered village of Free Soil (pink) | |
Coordinates: 44°07′11″N 86°13′15″W / 44.11972°N 86.22083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Mason |
Organized | 1848 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Gregg Surma |
• Clerk | Lynda Papes |
Area | |
• Total | 39.06 sq mi (101.2 km2) |
• Land | 38.64 sq mi (100.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.42 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 842 |
• Density | 21.8/sq mi (8.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 49411 (Free Soil) |
Area code | 231 |
FIPS code | 26-105-30620[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1626315[4] |
Website | freesoiltownship |
Free Soil Township is a civil township of Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 842 at the 2020 census.[2] The village of Free Soil is located within the township.
Free Soil Township was named in 1848 after the Free Soil Party.[5]