Elba, Michigan

Elba Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,462 at the 2000 census.HistoryElba Township was established in 1838.Communities Elba is an unincorporated community in the township at. The first white settlers were Hozial Howland and his son Ira, who moved there from Rhode Island in 1835. The township was organized in 1838. The community of Elba was founded in 1871. A post office opened on December 26, 1871, with John Winship as the first postmaster. The office closed on September 30, 1941. Elba was a station on the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. The city of Lapeer is to the northeast and incorporates some land from the township. The Lapeer post office, with ZIP code 48446, also serves nearly all of Elba Township. The village of Metamora is to the southeast, and the Metamora post office, with ZIP code 48455, also serves a small portion of southeast Elba Township.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.0 square miles (88.1 km²), of which 32.8 square miles (84.9 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) (3.56%) is water.