Assyria Township, Michigan
township in Barry County, Michigan
Assyria Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,992. The unincorporated community of Assyria Center is located on M-66 at the corner of Tasker Road.
Communities
Ceylon was the name of a post office in the township from 1888 until 1903.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 35.9 square miles (92.9 km2) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 1.30%, is water. The largest lakes are Loon Lake of 36 acres (150,000 m2), Taylor Lake of 32 acres (130,000 m2), Metcalf Lake of 30 acres (120,000 m2), High Hill Lake of 29 acres (120,000 m2), West Lake of 28 acres (110,000 m2), Cassidy Lake and Grass Lake of 25 acres (100,000 m2). In 2009 there were 75.06 miles (120.80 km) of county/state roads and 3.58 miles (5.76 km) of private roads.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,912 people, 714 households, and 564 families residing in the township. The population density was 53.0 inhabitants per square mile (20.5/km2). There were 744 housing units at an average density of 20.6 per square mile (8.0/km2).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Assyria Township, Michigan” as township in Barry County, Michigan. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as township in Barry County, Michigan. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
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 Apr 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4810434. VIAF identifies the subject as 151682925. The Library of Congress control number is no2010077894. Authority coordinates are 42.456, -85.141. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1888, 1903 and 2009.
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How to read it
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