Editing Akron Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
* The village of [[Akron, Michigan|Akron]] is in the southern part of the township straddling the boundary between Akron Township to the north and [[Fairgrove Township, Michigan|Fairgrove Township]] to the south. The Akron post office, with ZIP code 48701, also serves the southern and western portions of Akron Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48701&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48701 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* '''Bay Park''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] on the border of the Township with [[Wisner Township, Michigan|Wisner Township]] on [[Saginaw Bay]] west of Vassar Road and Bay Park Road at {{coord|43|39|17|N|83|35|21|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Bay Park}}.<ref>{{gnis|620786|Bay Park, Michigan}}</ref><ref name="tcm">{{cite web |author =J. Shively |title=Tuscola County Map |url=http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_TUSCOLA_COUNTY_125309_7.pdf  |format =PDF |date=September 2007 |work=County Map Series |publisher=State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Michigan Center for Geographic Information |accessdate=2009-07-07 }}</ref>  It was platted as a subdivision on June 5, 1885.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bay Park, Village of |url=http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=12515 |date=1885-06-05 |work=Statewide Results for Subdivision Plats |publisher=State of Michigan Bureau of Construction Code |accessdate=7 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718192940/http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=12515 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Wisner, Michigan|Wisner]] is an unincorporated community on the boundary between Akron Township to the east and Wisner Township to the west.
* '''Thomas''' is an unincorporated community in the northern part of the township on Saginaw Bay at {{Coord|43|42|02|N|83|32|53|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Thomas}}.<ref name="tcm"/><ref>{{gnis|1614750|Thomas}}</ref>  Thomas was platted in three sections: Thomas Fisheries (1942),<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Fisheries subdivision |url=http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=28742 |date=1942-08-20 |work=Statewide Results for Subdivision Plats |publisher=State of Michigan Bureau of Construction Code |accessdate=7 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718192950/http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=28742 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Thomas Park (1947)<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Park subdivision |url=http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=30261 |date=1947-05-20 |work=Statewide Results for Subdivision Plats |publisher=State of Michigan Bureau of Construction Code |accessdate=7 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718193001/http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=30261 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Thomas (1957)<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas subdivision |url=http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=39229 |date=1957-05-18 |work=Statewide Results for Subdivision Plats |publisher=State of Michigan Bureau of Construction Code |accessdate=7 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718193020/http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=39229 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> subdivisions.