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Ira Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,966 at the 2000 census. ==Communities== Four unincorporated communities are within the township: *Anchorville is on M-29 situated on northern shore of Lake St. Clair at . The Anchorville ZIP code 48004 provides P.O. Box service.〔(ZIP Code Lookup ), United States Postal Service〕 The Rev. Charles Chambille arrived in 1853 to serve the French living in the area, which was then called the "Swan Creek Settlement." Chambille dedicated a church in 1854, which became the nucleus of a village. In 1876, it was renamed to describe its location on Anchor Bay. A post office was established in December 1885.〔 *Copeland Corner is on M-29 at Perch Road ( Elevation: 577 ft./176m.).〔 & (GNIS in Google Map )〕 *Fair Haven is about a mile and a half east-southeast of Anchorville on M-29 at . The Fairhaven ZIP code 48023 serves most of Ira Township.〔(48023 5-Digit ZCTA, 480 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 The community was the site of a French-speaking Metis settlement dating from before 1837 and named after the nearby stream, ''Rivière des Cygnes''. This was translated by American settlers as Swan Creek and was given a post office with that name in October 1857. In February 1862, it was renamed Fair Haven.〔 * Perch Point is on M-29 at the southeast corner of Ira Township on the boundary with Clay Township at . 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「Ira Township, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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