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History and interesting facts about Park township

    This township was originally a part of Flowerfield township and was established as a unique township in 1838. A mill pond and races were once built on the Portage River to supply power for a woolen factory built in 1851. A saw mill and grist mill were built in 1853. Frank Dentler of Parkville invented the Dentler Bagger, which was an automated piece of farm equipment for weighing and measuring the output of a threshing machine. *

Statistical Facts about Park township

             Population as of 2007 = approximately 2,800

             Population Density = 81 people per square mile.

             Median home cost = $139,500.00

             Median household income = $53,500.00

             Average yearly expenditure per public school student = $5186.00

             5 Cemeteries - Center Park, North Park (aka Mint), South Park, Moorepark, and Parkville

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Park Township - St Joseph County
in beautiful Southwest Michigan

History and Statistics of Park township