Editing Ira Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
Four [[Unincorporated community|unincorporated communities]] are within the township:
*'''Anchorville''' is on [[M-29 (Michigan highway)|M-29]] situated on northern shore of [[Lake Saint Clair, North America|Lake St. Clair]] at {{Coord|42|41|28|N|82|41|19|W|display=inline|region:US_type:city}}.<ref>{{gnis|1624352|Anchorville}}</ref> The Anchorville [[ZIP code]] 48004 provides P.O. Box service.<ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup], United States Postal Service</ref> The Rev. Charles Chambille arrived in 1853 to serve the French living in the area, which was then called the "Swan Creek Settlement." Chambille dedicated a church in 1854, which became the nucleus of a village. In 1876, it was renamed to describe its location on [[Anchor_Bay_(Michigan)|Anchor Bay]]. A post office was established in December 1885.<ref name="Romig"/>
*'''Copeland Corner''' is on M-29 at Perch Road ({{Coord|42|40|21|N|82|37|21|W|}} Elevation: {{convert|577|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}).<ref>{{gnis|1624474|Copeland Corner, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=42.6725332&p_longi=-82.6224126&fid=1624474 GNIS in Google Map]</ref>
*'''Fair Haven''' is about a mile and a half east-southeast of Anchorville on [[M-29 (Michigan highway)|M-29]] at {{Coord|42|40|45|N|82|39|14|W|display=inline|region:US_type:city}}.<ref>{{gnis|1624519|Fair Haven}}</ref> The Fairhaven ZIP code 48023 serves most of Ira Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48023&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48023 5-Digit ZCTA, 480 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref> The community was the site of a French-speaking Metis settlement dating from before 1837 and named after the nearby stream, ''Rivière des Cygnes''. This was translated by American settlers as Swan Creek and was given a post office with that name in October 1857. In February 1862, it was renamed Fair Haven.<ref name="Romig"/>
* '''Perch Point''' is on M-29 at the southeast corner of Ira Township on the boundary with [[Clay Township, St. Clair County, Michigan|Clay Township]] at {{Coord|42|39|54|N|82|37|13|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1624817|Perch Point, Michigan}}</ref>