Columbus, Michigan

Columbus Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,615 at the 2000 census.CommunitiesBelle River is an unincorporated community on Gratiot Road, just southwest of where it crosses the Belle River in section 32 in the southeast of the township. It is about 17 miles southwest of Port Huron at.Columbus is an unincorporated community between sections 10 and 11 in the northeast of the township, on Rattle Run Road between Rattle Run and Memphis. It is about 13 miles southwest of Port Huron at. The ZIP code is 48063.Snyderville is an unincorporated community on Gratiot Road, less than two miles northeast of Belle River in section 27 of the township. It is about 15 miles southwest of Port Huron at.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2sqmi, of which 37.1sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.38%) is water. The Belle River passes through the township and has two tributaries: Gillett Drain and Dawson Drain.