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Macomb Township is a civil township within Metro Detroit in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 50,477 at the 2000 Census. The population at the 2010 Census was 79,580, making it Michigan's fastest growing major municipality and by far the state's most populous civil township.

Communities

There are no incorporated villages within the township, but there are three unincorporated communities:

• Macomb or Macomb Corners is located in the northwest part of the township at 42°42′03″N 82°57′33″W on Romeo Plank Road at 25 Mile Road, near the Middle Branch of the Clinton River.
• Waldenburg is located in the central portion of the township at 42°39′26″N 82°56′15″W, a few miles south of Macomb on Romeo Plank Road and the Clinton River, chiefly in the 22 Mile Road area.
• Meade is located in the northeast portion of the township at 42°43′03″N 82°52′26″W on the boundary with Ray Township at 26 Mile Road and North Avenue.

History

The early founders of Macomb Township arrived in the early 19th century in search of flat and fertile farmland, like that near the Clinton River. Many of these early settlers were of German descent, and the German influences remain today. The Township of Macomb was officially approved by the Legislative Council on March 7, 1834.

The township was named in honor of General Alexander Macomb, who was a highly decorated veteran of the War of 1812; his successful mercantile family owned most of Macomb County at one time.

Macomb Township was also a large part of the lumber and logging industry of Southeast Michigan in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Logs would be transported south from Wolcott Mill in Ray Township, down the Middle Branch Clinton River to sawmills. This route became known as Romeo Plank, and is the name of the modern-day road that runs down the same route.