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Berlin Charter Township is a charter township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2000 census, the township population was 6,924. Berlin Charter Township was organized from the northern portion of previously established Frenchtown Charter Township, and the township boundaries has been in place since 1867. As part of the Monroe Metropolitan Area, the township is also classified as part of the much larger Metro Detroit region. The Pointe Mouillee State Game Area is located within Berlin Charter Township. The township contains two listings on the National Register of Historic Places. The Detroit River Light is within the township's water boundaries, although the station is under the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard.〔The Detroit River Light is owned and operated by the United States Coast Guard and is therefore not under the jurisdiction of any local or state municipality. South Rockwood (or sometimes Rockwood) is listed as being the nearest city to the lighthouse, which is two miles (1.2 km) out in Lake Erie in the water boundaries of Berlin Charter Township near the mouth of the Detroit River.〕 The Jefferson Avenue-Huron River Bridge spans the Huron River, connecting Berlin to Brownstown Charter Township in Wayne County. The eastern portion of the township along Lake Erie is served by Jefferson Schools, while the rest of the township is served by Airport Community Schools. ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (13.60%) is water. The township is bordered on the south by Frenchtown Charter Township and by Ash Township on the west. Most of the northern border of the township is the Huron River, with a small portion bordering Huron Charter Township in Wayne County. Berlin Charter Township also borders the city of Flat Rock, which has boundaries in both Monroe and Wayne County. As an incorporated city, the tiny portion of Flat Rock that extends into Monroe County is administered separately from Berlin Charter Township. On the other side of the Huron River, the township is bordered by Wayne County's Brownstown Township, Rockwood, and Flat Rock. Interstate 75 and U.S Route 24 (known locally as Telegraph Road) run through Berlin Charter Township. Interstate 75 has two interchanges in the township: exit 21 at Swan Creek Road in Newport and exit 26 in South Rockwood. The original Dixie Highway once ran through the township, and the current roadway is known as North Dixie Highway. Jefferson Avenue runs south into Berlin Charter Township, where its southern terminus is at an intersection with North Dixie Highway. Locally, Jefferson Avenue is known plainly as U.S. Turnpike Road, and the changes names to West Jefferson Avenue after leaving the township to the north past the Huron River. 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「Berlin Charter Township, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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