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Metamora Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,184 at the 2000 census. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 4,582.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Metamora Township Statistics )〕 == Communities == * The village of Metamora is located within the township, and the Metamora post office, with ZIP code 48455, also serves most of the township.〔(48455 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 * Farmers Creek is an unincorporated community at on the boundary between Metamora Township on the east and Hadley Township to the west. It was named for the nearby stream. John L. Morse purchased land here in 1833 and settled in 1834. John Look and family also settled here in 1834. Morse became the first postmaster on January 3, 1836, and the office operated until September 30, 1903. * Thornville is an unincorporated community at on the boundary between Metamora Township on the west and Dryden Township on the east. It was given a post off with the name "Amboy" on March 21, 1837, with Joseph S. Gibbins as the first postmaster. Benjamin Thorne, who came here from Dutchess County, New York in 1839, became the third postmaster on December 3, 1845. On July 14, 1854, the settlement and post office were renamed Thornville after him. The post office operated until June 30, 1905.〔 * The village of Oxford is to the south in Oakland County, and the Oxford post office, with ZIP code 48371, also serves a portion of southern Metamora Township.〔(48371 5-Digit ZCTA, 483 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 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「Metamora Township, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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