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Emmett Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,515 at the 2020 Census. The village of Emmett is located within the township. Emmett Township was set off from Clyde Township in 1850. It is named for Irish patriot Robert Emmet.
Its first post office opened in 1869. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 269 to 258 (-4%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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St. Clair County, Michigan, its history and its people1912 · page 81Read the page →
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Under the act, by what seems a somewhat liberal interpretation, the state legislature selected for a part of the salt springs' land, seventeen sections in the township of Emmett, although there is not known to be a salt spring in that vicinity. In 1847 congress authorized the state to sell the salt springs land in such manner as the legislature might direct, and in 1852 congress confirmed the selection by the state, of sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14. 15, 17, 21. 22. 28 in township 7 north, range 14 east, in lieu of
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St. Clair County, Michigan, its history and its people1912 · page 330Read the page →
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Carmel at Emmett. During the pastorate of Rev. Father Lynch a mission church was built at Brockway. This mission consolidated with the Speaker mission in Sanilac count}' and forms what is now known as the Sacred Heart parish of Yale, the latest parish to be organized in St. Clair county. A church was built there in 190-4 and is still in charge of its first pastor. Rev. P. J. Cullinane.
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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