Mussey Township, Michigan | |
|---|---|
 Location within St. Clair County (red) and the administered village of Capac (pink) | |
  Mussey Township Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 43°00′48″N 82°55′41″W / 43.01333°N 82.92806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | St. Clair |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Mark Lauwers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,234 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 48014 |
| Area code | 810 |
| FIPS code | 26-56380[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626786[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Mussey Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,234 at the 2020 Census.[3]
The village of Capac is located within the township.
When the township was organized in 1855, it was named for Dexter Mussey, a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from Macomb County[4] and later Speaker of the House.[5]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mussey Township, Michigan
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ DExter Mussey, The Political Graveyard