Eagle Township, Michigan
township in Clinton County, Michigan
Eagle Township is a civil township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,776 at the 2020 census.
Communities
The village of Eagle is within the township near Interstate 96.
A portion of the city of Grand Ledge is at the southeast corner of the township. Although the city is administratively autonomous, development from the city extends into the adjacent township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.38 square miles (91.63 km2), of which 34.74 square miles (89.98 km2) is land and 0.64 square miles (1.66 km2) (1.80%) is water.
The Grand River flows across the southwest part of the township, and the Looking Glass River, a tributary of the Grand, flows from east to west across the northern part of the township. Eagle Township is located in the southwest corner of Clinton County and is bordered by Ionia County to the west and Eaton County to the south.
Major highways
I-96 is an east-west freeway that runs through the township.
M-100 is a north–south highway with its northern terminus at I-96 in the southeast of the township.
The public source identifies “Eagle Township, Michigan” as township in Clinton County, Michigan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Eagle, Township and Michigan.
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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 Apr 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5325285. Authority coordinates are 42.810, -84.784. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020.
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