Penn Township, Michigan | |
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 Location within Cass County (red) and the administered villages of Vandalia and a portion of Cassopolis (pink) | |
  Penn Township Location within the state of Michigan  Penn Township Penn Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°56′17″N 85°55′31″W / 41.93806°N 85.92528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Cass |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.4 sq mi (91.7 km2) |
| • Land | 33.6 sq mi (86.9 km2) |
| • Water | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,755 |
| • Density | 50/sq mi (19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49031, 49095 |
| Area code | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-63380[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626890[2] |
| Website | www |
Penn Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,755 at the 2020 census.[3]
Penn Township is the location of the Bonine House, a lookout post on the Underground Railroad, on the corner of M-60 and Penn Road.[4][5] Vandalia, located within Penn Township, also was affiliated with the Underground Railroad.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Penn Township, Michigan
- ^ "Penn township, Cass County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ Press release and Flyer, Friends of the Bonine House. Cass County, Michigan official website, April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ Mumford, Lou (April 22, 2009). "To save or not to save Vandalia landmark?". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved April 22, 2009.[permanent dead link]