Volinia Township, Michigan | |
|---|---|
 Location within Cass County | |
  Volinia Township Location within the state of Michigan  Volinia Township Volinia Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°01′23″N 85°56′21″W / 42.02306°N 85.93917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Cass |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.1 sq mi (91.0 km2) |
| • Land | 34.4 sq mi (89.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,096 |
| • Density | 31/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49031, 49045, 49047, 49067 |
| Area code | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-82580[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627203[2] |
Volinia Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,096 at the 2020 census.[3] When the township was organized in 1833, it was at first named Volhynia, after the province in Poland. It is believed to have been given to honor General Tadeusz Kościuszko, the Polish patriot who helped the United States during the American Revolutionary War. The name was altered first to "Volenia" and then by 1901[4] or earlier to "Volinia".[5]
The township is the site of Newton Woods, a U.S. National Natural Landmark.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volinia Township, Michigan
- ^ "Volinia township, Cass County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "Volinia Township", listed variously as residence location in 1901. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 70; Film Description: 1900 Wayne - 1901 Chippewa; accessed August 2018.
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.