582:, the township has a total area of 21.6 square miles (56 km), of which 17.0 square miles (44 km) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km) (21.42%) is water. Ira township is flat and rises slightly from the shoreline of Lake Saint Clair. Most of the township is rural and made up of woods, open space, and farms. The shoreline is developed along the Dixie Hwy which hugs the shore and there are small clusters of homes at Fair Haven and Anchorville. There is a small industrial area in the northwest section of the township. The primary tributary which is centered geographically is the Swan Creek which branches off to the east and west, out to the north of the township limits. The drainage area of these creeks is small but makes up most of the township's watershed. The shoreline is often sandy or has seawalls along private homes and the water is shallow near the land. There are a number of marshes in the township along the lake and the creeks.
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349:Ira Township
348:
347:
296:48004, 48023
93:Ira Township
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1583:West Tappan
1548:Snyderville
1503:Perch Point
1488:Muttonville
1463:Lesterville
1353:Belle River
1328:Anchorville
1313:Abbottsford
1305:communities
1288:Pearl Beach
1185:Burtchville
1057:Marine City
1027:County seat
680:January 31,
617:other races
548: /
520:Perch Point
503: /
462: /
420: /
388:Anchorville
375:Communities
369:2020 Census
291:ZIP code(s)
177:Established
130: /
1630:Categories
1538:Sans Souci
1518:Rattle Run
1468:Maple Leaf
1418:Gardendale
1403:Fair Haven
1157:Port Huron
1147:East China
1073:Port Huron
1062:Marysville
1034:Port Huron
590:As of the
536:82°37′13″W
533:42°39′54″N
491:82°39′14″W
488:42°40′45″N
475:Fair Haven
450:82°37′21″W
447:42°40′21″N
408:82°41′19″W
405:42°41′28″N
361:U.S. state
327:feature ID
235:Population
193:Jim Endres
185:Government
118:82°40′07″W
115:42°41′38″N
1592:Footnotes
1558:Starville
1528:Riverside
1453:Keewahdin
1438:Hawthorne
1260:St. Clair
1225:Greenwood
1084:St. Clair
716:April 25,
574:Geography
315:FIPS code
303:Area code
257:Time zone
227:Elevation
171:St. Clair
1568:Thornton
1428:Goodells
1393:Columbus
1373:Brockway
1358:Berville
1323:Allenton
1283:Lakeport
1235:Kenockee
1205:Columbus
1180:Brockway
1111:Villages
1078:Richmond
621:Hispanic
611:, 0.04%
607:, 0.26%
603:, 0.63%
599:, 0.82%
431:ZIP code
365:Michigan
319:26-40920
159:Michigan
1573:Wadhams
1448:Kimball
1413:Forster
1240:Kimball
1067:Memphis
1052:Algonac
562:History
359:in the
335:Website
330:1626524
144:Country
1563:Tappan
1508:Peters
1478:Miller
1363:Blaine
1348:Bedore
1333:Atkins
1250:Mussey
1215:Emmett
1175:Berlin
1124:Emmett
1044:Cities
786:&
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625:Latino
592:census
390:is on
166:County
1483:Muirs
1458:Lambs
1443:Jeddo
1408:Fargo
1378:Casco
1338:Avoca
1318:Adair
1303:Other
1265:Wales
1255:Riley
1220:Grant
1200:Clyde
1190:Casco
1142:China
1119:Capac
654:Notes
609:Asian
597:White
379:Four
351:is a
285:(EDT)
283:UTC-4
262:UTC-5
243:4,967
154:State
1293:Ruby
1275:CDPs
1245:Lynn
1195:Clay
1089:Yale
765:ISBN
718:2024
682:2008
479:M-29
392:M-29
325:GNIS
198:Area
180:1837
1230:Ira
623:or
526:at
481:at
398:at
363:of
355:of
308:586
276:DST
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