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Wales Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,986 at the 2000 census. == Communities == There are a few unincorporated communities with the Township: * Goodells is in the northern part of the township at Goodells and Morris Roads ( & Elevation: 705 ft./215 m.).〔 & (GNIS in Google Map )〕 Much of the land in the area had been purchased by speculators, and as late as 1840 there were only three resident land owners. The community was founded in 1866 when the Grand Trunk Railroad built a line and opened a station. A post office opened in November 1870. The Goodells ZIP code, 48027, serves all of Wales Township.〔(48027 5-Digit ZCTA, 480 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 * Lambs is in the west central part of the township at Cove and Lambs Roads (; Elevation: 728 ft./222 m.).〔 & (GNIS in Google Map )〕 This was a station on a branch of the Port Huron and Northwestern Railway in 1883. The settlement formed around the lumber and flour mills of J.A. Lamb. A post office operated from March 1884 until April 1942.〔 *Thornton, also spelled Thorton, is on the boundary with Kimball Township on Sparling Road between Emerson and Griswold Roads ( & Elevation: 659 ft./201 m.).〔 & (GNIS in Google Map )〕 * Wales Center, also just Wales, is at the center of the township at Wales Center and Lambs Roads (; Elevation: 702 ft./214 m.).〔 & (GNIS in Google Map )〕 The settlement took its name from the township and a post office that operated there for a time.〔 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「Wales Township, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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