New Haven Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
township in Shiawassee County, Michigan
New Haven Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,218 at the 2020 census. The township was organized in 1848.
Communities
Easton is an unincorporated community in the township at Easton and Cram roads.43°06′50″N 84°05′18″W. The community was named for Robert Easton. A post office was established at Easton in 1887, and remained in operation until 1903.
New Haven is an unincorporated community in this township at North Seymour and East 6 Mile Creek roads.43°05′37″N 84°09′12″W The state map places it at North M-52 and East Henderson Road.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.74 square miles (92.57 km2), of which 35.59 square miles (92.18 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (0.42%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,293 people, 484 households, and 387 families residing in the township. The population density was 36.2 inhabitants per square mile (14.0/km2). There were 507 housing units at an average density of 14.2 per square mile (5.5/km2).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “New Haven Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan” as township in Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County, Michigan. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q10748400. VIAF identifies the subject as 140796327. The Library of Congress control number is n85334011. Authority coordinates are 43.090, -84.119. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1848, 1887 and 1903.
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