Albion Township, Michigan
township in Calhoun County, Michigan
Albion Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,094.
History
Albion Township was established by a division of Homer Township in 1837.
Communities
The city of Albion is located on the northern boundary of the township, though it is administratively autonomous. There are two small named locales in the township:
Babcock is at 42°13′02″N 84°48′00″W, about 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Albion city. It is just west of the south branch of the Kalamazoo River. Midway Airport, a small airfield, is nearby. The elevation is 959 feet (292 m) above sea level.
Condit is at 42°11′18″N 84°47′12″W, about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Albion city and 2 miles (3 km) north of Homer.
“Albion Township, Michigan” enters the record as township in Calhoun County, Michigan. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Albion, Township and Michigan can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4712566. Authority coordinates are 42.196, -84.763. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 1837.
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