Editing Flushing Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Charter Township of Flushing
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee County]]
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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Fred Thorsby
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Wendy Meinburg
| leader_title2      = [[Treasurer]]
| leader_name2       = Terry Peck
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| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1835
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| utc_offset         = -5
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| coordinates        = {{coord|43|05|49|N|83|51|29|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m        = 213
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| postal_code        = 48433 ([[Flushing, Michigan|Flushing]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 810|810]]
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'''Flushing Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  The population was 10,701 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Flushing_charter_township,_Genesee_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2604929220 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Flushing Township was rated the 63rd safest community in America with a population over 10,000 by SafeWise, a home security and safety brand, in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.safewise.com/safest-cities-america|title=The 100 Safest Cities in America in 2016 - SafeWise|website=www.safewise.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/04/6_michigan_communities_among_1.html|title=6 Michigan communities among '100 Safest in America'|work=MLive.com|access-date=2017-09-13|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Communities==
* '''Brent Creek''' is a small community within the township at {{coord|43|07|04|N|83|53|12|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Brent Creek, Michigan}}<ref>{{gnis|621924|Brent Creek, Michigan}}</ref> on Mt. Morris Road between Nichols Road and Seymour Road.<ref name="gcm">[http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_GENESEE_COUNTY_125206_7.pdf Genesee County Map.] J. Shively.  State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Genographic Information.  September 2007.</ref> Retiring after twenty years of U.S. diplomatic service in Spain and Portugal, [[Thomas L. L. Brent|Thomas Ludwell Lee Brent]], a nephew of Virginia Congressman and Senator [[Richard Brent (Virginia)|Richard Brent]] and grandson of Virginia colonial statesman [[Thomas Ludwell Lee]], bought a large tract of land here and settled on it. In 1837, his workers built a mill on the Charlotte Creek, which was named for his daughter, but was later renamed Brent Creek. A post office named Brent Creek was established on November 2, 1888 with Frank J. Browne as the first postmaster. The spelling was changed to Brentcreek on June 25, 1894.<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>

==History==
[[File:Thomas Ludwell Lee Brent.png|left|thumb|100px|Thomas L. L. Brent]]
In the fall of 1835, Rufus Harrison was the first settler in the future Flushing Township.<ref name="hgc5">{{cite book| last = Wood| first = Edwin O.| title =History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions Chapter V:  Flushing Township | publisher = Michigan Historical Commission| year = 1916  | url =http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch5/flushing.html }}</ref> [[Flint Township, Michigan|Flint Township]] was organized in 1836 and included the township areas of [[Burton, Michigan|Burton]], [[Clayton Township, Genesee County, Michigan|Clayton]], Flushing, [[Mount Morris Township, Michigan|Mt. Morris]], [[Genesee Township, Michigan|Genesee]], [[Thetford Township, Michigan|Thetford]], [[Vienna Township, Genesee County, Michigan|Vienna]] and [[Montrose Township, Michigan|Montrose]].  Genesee and Flushing Townships were split off on March 6, 1838.<ref name="hgc">{{cite book| last = Wood| first = Edwin O.| title = History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions| publisher = Michigan Historical Commission| year = 1916| url = http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch5/pio.html| access-date = 2009-11-17| archive-date = 2006-10-06| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061006120254/http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch5/pio.html| url-status = dead}}</ref> Flushing Township originally included survey townships of 7 & 8 North in Range 5 East and the west half of 7 & 8 North in Range 6 East.  At a meeting at Ezekiel R. Ewing's house, Dover was proposed by Ebenezer French as the township's name.  However, since another [[Dover Township (disambiguation)|Dover Township]] already existed in the state, the Michigan legislature chose Flushing. With a loss of early records, only the identity of the first clerk, Abiel C. Bliss, is known.  In October, 1838, the Township was divided into five school districts and appointed two school inspectors, Abiel C. Bliss and Jarvis Bailey.<ref>{{cite book |title=History of Genesee county, Michigan. With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers.  |last=Ellis |first=Franklin |pages=269, 271 |url=http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=bad0919.0001.001;q1=Burton;q2=Genesee;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=360 |chapter=Flushing Township |access-date=2009-11-17 }}</ref>

[[Thomas L. L. Brent]] was a prominent early settler coming before 1836 and purchased up to {{convert|70000|acre|km2}} of Michigan land.  He built a saw mill and dam, which was destroyed by a [[freshet]], in Section 3 on the Flint River.<ref name="hgc5" /> He thus found the Brent Creek community.<ref name="Romig"/>

In the 1840, the "English Settlement" started to form in the Township's northwest area with settlers from England. The [[Flushing, Michigan|Village of Flushing]] was platted that same year, 1840.<ref name="hgc5" /> [[Clayton Township, Genesee County, Michigan|Clayton Township]] (survey township 7N 5E) was split off in 1846.  In 1855, the West half of survey township 8 North in Range 6 East was reunited with the East half to form [[Mount Morris Township, Michigan|Mt. Morris Township]].<ref name="hgc" /> The Flushing community was incorporated as a village on March 21, 1877.<ref name=hgc6>{{cite book| last =Ellis | first =Franklin | title =History of Genesee county, Michigan. With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers.| publisher =Everts & Abbott | year =1879 | location =Philadelphia, PA. | pages =274–276 | url =http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;sid=bc2e9508b2f4f83b0bb57f56ffd896b4;q1=Burton;q2=Genesee;op2=and;op3=and;rgn=pages;idno=bad0919.0001.001;view=image;seq=507;page=root;size=s;frm=frameset; }}</ref>

On December 22, 1951, a B-29 Superfortress crashed onto the farm of Crerston E. Sammons, off Beecher Road. The bomber was on a routine navigational training flight from Minneapolis to its home base at [[Griffiss Air Force Base|Griffiss Field]] at [[Rome, New York]] when its engines failed. The dead pilot, 1st Lieutenant Robert Davis Phelps<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Davis Phelps {{!}} American Battle Monuments Commission |url=https://api.abmc.gov/decedent-search/phelps=robert-0 |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=api.abmc.gov |language=en}}</ref> of [[Andover, New Hampshire]], was found near the wreckage with his body wrapped within his parachute. Phelps is credited with steering the crippled aircraft away from residential areas and preventing further loss of life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/209738976/?terms=snow+flushing+mich|title=24 Dec 1951, Page 4 - The Times Herald at Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref> The seven other crew members parachuted to safety.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/title_3676/detroit_free_press/|title=Detroit Free Press on Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-21}}</ref>

On Monday November 27, 2017, the northern loop set of municipalities, including Flushing, began receiving water from the [[Karegnondi Water Authority]] pipeline and treated by Genesee County Drain Commission Water and Waste Division.<ref name="fj">{{cite news|last1=Acosta|first1=Roberto|title=New Genesee County treatment plant to begin delivering water Monday|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2017/11/new_genesee_county_treatment_p.html|access-date=November 27, 2017|date=November 26, 2017}}</ref>

==Government==
Flushing city's Flushing Fire Department is the on call fire fighting service for the Township and has automatic and mutual aid agreements with Montrose, Mt. Morris and [[Swartz Creek, Michigan#Swartz Creek Area Fire Department|Swartz Creek Area]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-13|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Swartz Creek, Michigan#Swartz Creek Area Fire Department|reason= The anchor (Swartz Creek Area Fire Department) [[Special:Diff/779559233|has been deleted]].}} Fire Departments .<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://flushingview.mihomepaper.com/news/2017-03-23/News/Flushing_Fire_Department_taming_the_flames_for_cit.html |title=Flushing Fire Department taming the flames for city and township |date= March 23, 2017 |work=The Flushing View|access-date=2017-10-10|language=en}}</ref> The Flushing Township Police Department provides [[police]] coverage 24 hours a day and provides a school resource officer, who is also a K9 handler, to Flushing Community Schools.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://flushingview.mihomepaper.com/news/2017-02-16/News/Flushing_Police_Departments_work_together_for_a_sa.html |title=Flushing Police Departments work together for a safe community |date= February 16, 2017 |work= The Flushing View|access-date=2017-10-10|language=en}}</ref> The township receives water from the [[Karegnondi Water Authority]] pipeline treated by Genesee County Drain Commission Water and Waste Division.<ref name="fj"/>

Flushing is part of the following:<ref>{{cite map |title=Genesee County Political District Map Book |year        = 2017 |url         =http://www.gc4me.com/departments/gis/docs/Political_District_Mapbookv2017.pdf |publisher   =Genesee County GIS Department |pages       =1, 11, 12 |format      =PDF |access-date =October 10, 2017  }}</ref>
* Genesee County Commissioner District 7
* [[Michigan's 69th House of Representatives district|Michigan House of Representatives District 69]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/069.pdf?a=b|title=MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 69 - 2021 Apportionment Plan|publisher=[[Michigan House of Representatives]] |access-date=October 6, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Michigan's 27th Senate district|State Senate District 27]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://senatedems.com/cherry/district/|title=John Cherry State Senator|publisher=[[Michigan Democratic Party]] |access-date=October 6, 2023}}</ref>
* 67th District Court Division 1
* [[Michigan's 8th congressional district|Michigan's 8th Congressional District]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.michigan.gov/dtmb/-/media/Project/Websites/dtmb/Services/GIS/Static-Maps/Boundaries/Michigans-13-Congressional-Districts--2021-Apportionment-Plan.pdf?rev=86997f446bea4b229c1491802176bfd8&hash=331ED7AE2A0156C4E38E4580402516A6|title=MICHIGAN'S 13 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - 2021 Apportionment Plan|publisher=Government of Michigan|access-date=October 6, 2023}}</ref>
* Genesee District Library<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thorne|first1=Blake|title=Voters support new tax for Genesee District Library|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/05/voters_support_new_tax_for_gen.html|access-date=September 7, 2016|work=Flint Journal|publisher=Mlive Media Group|date=May 4, 2011}}</ref>

Educational services are primarily provided by [[Flushing Community Schools]], while small parts of the township are served by [[Montrose Community School]]s and [[Clio Area School District]].<ref>{{cite map |title= Genesee ISD |url         =http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/IntermediateSchools/ISD_esize_Genesee%20ISD.pdf |format      =PDF |access-date =October 10, 2017 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|31.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|30.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (0.48%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 10,640 people, 4,007 households, and 3,047 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|344.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 4,007 housing units at an average density of {{convert|129.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

Of 4,007 households, 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24% were non-families. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.0.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.flushingtownship.com/ Flushing Charter Township]

{{Genesee County, Michigan}}

[[Category:Townships in Genesee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1838]]