Macomb, Michigan

Macomb Township is a general law township and northern suburb of Detroit located in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan, in the Metropolitan Detroit region. The township's population was 50,477 at the 2000 census. The 2010 Census places the township's population at 79,580, making it Michigan's fastest growing major municipality.CommunitiesThere 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 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, 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 on the boundary with Ray Township at 26 Mile Road and North Avenue.HistoryThe 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.