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Gilead Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 661. There are no incorporated municipalities within the primarily agricultural township. The only concentrated settlements are in two unincorporated communities: *East Gilead is just north of the Indiana state border at . *Gilead is on the east side of Lake Gilead at . Its founding was largely the result of the efforts of Philander Chase, who came here in 1831 with plans to found a college. The college did not materialize, but the community did have a post office from 1833 until 1906.〔Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 223〕 ==Geography== The township is drained mostly by the Prairie River and several tributary creeks. A small portion of the southwest corner drains into the Fawn River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.65%, is water.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gilead Township, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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