Editing Green Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
*'''Flanders''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the northeast corner of the township approximately {{convert|15.5|mi|km}} west of downtown [[Alpena, Michigan|Alpena]] on [[M-32 (Michigan highway)|M-32]] at the junction with [[M-65 (Michigan highway)|M-65]] at {{Coord|45|03|36|N|83|44|48|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Flanders, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617560|Flanders, Michigan}}</ref> Flanders began as settlement around a sawmill in 1869 and was named for local lumber merchant S.W. Flanders. A post office operated here from December 1885 until February 1914.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>
*'''[[Hillman, Michigan|Hillman]]''' is a village located mostly in neighboring [[Hillman Township, Michigan|Hillman Township]] in [[Montmorency County, Michigan|Montmorency County]].  While the village encompasses a total area of {{convert|1.70|sqmi|sqkm|2}} and a population of 701, only a very small portion of {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} and four residents are within Green Township.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| accessdate = April 9, 2020|page=14 Michigan}}</ref>  
*'''Spratt''' is an unincorporated community along M-65 approximately {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} south of Flanders at {{Coord|45|00|31|N|83|44|53|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Spratt, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617860|Spratt, Michigan}}</ref> It was named for the Spratt family, who were pioneer [[lumbermen]] in the area. A post office operated from March 1900 until August 1934.<ref name="Romig" />