Columbus Township

Columbus Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,615 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96.5 km²), of which, 37.1 square miles (96.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.38%) is water. The Belle River passes through the township and has two tributaries: Gillett Drain and Dawson Drain... more

Columbus Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,615 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96.5 km²), of which, 37.1 square miles (96.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.38%) is water. The Belle River passes through the township and has two tributaries: Gillett Drain and Dawson Drain. The creation of the Fort Gratiot Turnpike, now known as Gratiot Road, in 1832 led to the settlement of Columbus Township. Columbus Township was organized as a township on March 11, 1837. The Township was named for the famous explorer Christopher Columbus, and Theodore Bethey served as the Township's first supervisor. In 1839 the Grand Trunk Western Railroad opened a small train station. In 1859, a 12 year-old Thomas A. Edison was given his first job as a newsboy on the Grand Trunk Western Railroad line between Port Huron and Detroit. In 1992... less