Editing Atlas Township, Michigan

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Atlas Township, Michigan
| official_name      = 
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
<!-- Images -->| image_skyline      = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = 
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Atlas Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Atlas Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Goodrich, Michigan|Goodrich]] (pink)
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|55|14|N|83|30|34|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee]]
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1831
| established_title1 = Organized
| established_date1  = 1836
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Shirley Kautman-Jones
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Katherine Vick
| leader_title2      = [[Treasurer]]
| leader_name2       = Ann Marie Moore
| leader_title3      = Trustees
| leader_name3       = Barry June<br />Patrick Major
<!-- Area -->| area_total_km2     = 93.2
| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.0
| area_land_km2      = 91.6
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.4
| area_water_km2     = 1.6
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.6
| area_water_percent = 1.67
| elevation_m        = 258
| elevation_ft       = 846
<!-- Population -->| population_total   = 8352
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| population_note    = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = EST
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48411 (Atlas)<br />48423 ([[Davison, Michigan|Davison]])<br />48438 ([[Goodrich, Michigan|Goodrich]])<br />48439 ([[Grand Blanc, Michigan|Grand Blanc]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 810|810]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-04000<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1625857<ref>{{gnis|1625857}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|atlastownship.org}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Atlas Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 8,352, up from 7,993 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].

==Communities==
*'''Atlas''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] in the township, about {{convert|10|mi|km|spell=in}} southeast of Flint and about a mile north of Goodrich at {{Coord|42|56|16|N|83|32|04|W}}. The [[ZIP code]] is 48411 and the elevation is {{convert|846|ft|m}} above [[sea level]].<ref>{{gnis|620307|Atlas, Michigan}}</ref> Its first postmaster was Norman Davison when Davisonville in 1837 was within Lapeer County in [[Michigan Territory]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives.|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Norman&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Davison&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&msdpn__ftp=Michigan%2c+USA&msdpn=25&msdpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3247%7c25%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&msrdy=1835&msrpn__ftp=Davisonville%2c+Lapeer%2c+Michigan%2c+USA&_83004003-n_xcl=f&cpxt=1&cp=12&catbucket=rstp&uidh=to1&ssrc=pt_t4232135_p25801317863&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=763236&recoff=10+11&db=USAppointPost&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1|website=Ancestry.com|accessdate=9 April 2016}}</ref> It was formerly known as Davisonville in 1873, while the post office was known as Atlas.<ref name="m1873">[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~22387~730139:-Map-of-Genesee-County,-Michigan--D Map of Genesee County, Michigan]. Drawn, compiled, and edited by H.F. Walling, C.E. ... Published by R.M. & S.T. Tackabury, Detroit, Mich. Entered ... 1873, by H.F. Walling ... Washington. The Claremont Manufacturing Company, Claremont, N.H., Book Manufacturers</ref>
*The Village of [[Goodrich, Michigan|Goodrich]] is at the center of the township. The [[ZIP code]] is 48438.
*The northeast corner of the township is considered to be part of the [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]] suburban area.
*'''Kipp Corners''' is an unincorporated community in the township south of Kipp Road on [[M-15 (Michigan highway)|M-15]] and Horton Road.<ref name="m1873" />

==History==
Atlas Township was organized in 1836 as part of [[Lapeer County, Michigan|Lapeer County]], and was one of the earliest townships in this region to receive settlers. The first settler was Asa Farrar, who, in September, 1839, purchased land on section 18 and built a log house upon it the same year. He was a brother of Pearson Farrar, who settled the same year in Grand Blanc upon an adjacent section. They came from [[Monroe County, New York]]. The first birth and the first marriage in the township occurred in Asa Farrar's family, respectively, in 1833 and 1834.<ref name="m1843">{{cite book |last1=Wood |first1=Edwin O. |title=The History of Genesee, MI, Chapter V, Atlas Township |date=1916 |url=http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch5/atlas.html |accessdate=June 20, 2019}}</ref>

In 1831, Norman Davison settled on the banks of Kearsley Creek in section 8 starting the Davisonville settlement. Soon, the settlement was the center of the township's development. The mills were built in 1833 (saw-mill) and 1836 (grist-mill).<ref name="m1843"/>

[[Goodrich, Michigan|Goodrich]] was started in September 1835 with Moses and Enos Goodrich purchasing over one thousand acres near the center of the township and building a log cabin before fetching their family. The township was detached from Lapeer County and added to Genesee County in 1843.<ref name="m1843"/>

On October 9, 1862, a post office was opened at Kipps Corner and lasted until closed on November 6, 1871.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ellis |first1=David M. |title=Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986 |date=12 December 1993}} via {{gnis|2585850|Kipp's Corners Post Office (historical)}}</ref>

In 2024, Atlas Township was hit by a strong tornado, which was ultimately rated EF3. It ended up snapping multiple trees, blowing two garage doors out and stripping a roof partially off of a home. The tornado reached peaked intensity as it continued into an industrial complex, blowing out walls and inflicting significant roof loss. After exiting the industrial complex, the tornado snapped or uprooted pine trees before lifting.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}} (1.67%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 2210
| 1970 = 3089
| 1980 = 4891
| 1990 = 5551
| 2000 = 7257
| 2010 = 7993
| 2020 = 8352
| footnote = Source: Census Bureau.<br />Census 1960-<ref>{{cite web |title=1960 to 1990 Census Count by for Michigan and Subcounties |url=http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf |publisher=Michigan Information Center |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040429112643/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf |archive-date=April 29, 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 2000, 2010.
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,257 people, 2,442 households, and 2,053 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|205.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,554 housing units at an average density of {{convert|72.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.51% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.91% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 2,442 households, out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $73,720, and the median income for a family was $78,349. Males had a median income of $59,213 versus $32,156 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $27,960. About 2.6% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.atlastownship.org/ Atlas Township]

{{Genesee County, Michigan}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Townships in Genesee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]