Editing Manchester Township, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|38.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|37.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (2.32%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Manchester township, Washtenaw County, Michigan| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=July 10, 2012}}</ref>

Manchester Township contains portions of two state parks.  The township contains {{convert|405|acres|sqkm}} of the [[Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve]], which also extends west into [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation|title= Watkins Lake State Park & County Preserve |url= https://www.washtenaw.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Watkins-Lake-State-Park-County-Preserve-28 |date=2022 |accessdate= July 14, 2022}}</ref>  The township also contains a very small portion of [[Hayes State Park]] surrounding Round Lake in the southwest corner of the county.<ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Department of Natural Resources]]|url=https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=454&type=SPRK#map-tab|title=Hayes State Park map|date=2022|accessdate=July 20, 2022}}</ref>  The River Raisin flows through the northeast corner of the township.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|12|name1=West Michigan Avenue}} forms a portions of the southern boundary of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|52}} runs south–north along the eastern edge of the township and through the village of [[Manchester, Michigan|Manchester]]