Independence Township, Michigan | |
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Charter Township of Independence | |
![]() Welcome sign to Independence Township | |
![]() Location within Oakland County | |
Coordinates: 42°44′24″N 83°22′59″W / 42.74000°N 83.38306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Oakland |
Established | 1834 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | José Aliaga |
• Clerk | Cari Neubeck |
• Treasurer | Paul A Brown, CPA |
Area | |
• Charter township | 36.32 sq mi (94.08 km2) |
• Land | 35.04 sq mi (90.75 km2) |
• Water | 1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2) |
Elevation | 1,112 ft (339 m) |
Population | |
• Charter township | 36,686 |
• Density | 1,047.1/sq mi (404.3/km2) |
• Metro | 4,296,250 (Metro Detroit) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 48346, 48348 (Clarkston) |
Area code(s) | 248 and 947 |
FIPS code | 26-40400[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1626511[4] |
Website | Official website |
Independence Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 36,686 at the 2020 census.[2]
Independence Township was first organized in 1834. The township surrounds the city of Clarkston, but the two are administered autonomously after Clarkston incorporated as a city in 1992. The township is home to the Pine Knob Music Theatre and the Pine Knob Ski Resort.