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Washtenaw County

Dexter Township

Dexter Township is a civil township of in the U.S. state of . The population was 6,696 at the 2020 census. The city of is located to the southeast but does not border the township, and the two are administered autonomously.
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  • Type: Town with 6,040 residents
  • Description: township in Washtenaw County, Michigan
  • Also known as: “Dexter Township, Michigan” and “Township of Dexter”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Portage Lake Observatory and Peach Mountain Observatory.

Observatory
The was an astronomical owned and operated by the University of Michigan. It was located near the village of , about 20 kilometers northwest of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Dexter Township.

Building
Photo: bagaball, CC BY 2.0.
The is an astronomical owned and operated by the University of Michigan. It is located near the village of , about 20 kilometers northwest of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hell.

Photo: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town of 266 people in Livingston County, in , best known for… well, its name. Despite its small size — the "main drag" of is all of three buildings — the community has become a popular tourist destination for its irreverent name alone.

Dexter Township

Latitude
42.3843° or 42° 23′ 4″ north
Longitude
-83.9597° or 83° 57′ 35″ west
Population
6,040
Elevation
932 feet (284 metres)
Open location code
86JR92MR+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5508675621
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4990803
Wiki­data ID
Q5268458
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Dexter Township” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلدة ديكستر”
  • Chinese: “德克斯特鎮區”
  • Mazanderani: “دکستر تاؤن‌شیپ (میشیگان)”
  • Mazanderani: “دکستر تاؤن‌شیپ”
  • Persian: “ناحیه دکستر، میشیگان”
  • Persian: “ناحیه دکستر”
  • Spanish: “Dexter (condado de Washtenaw, Míchigan)”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Dexter (condado de Washtenaw, Míchigan)”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Dexter”
  • Urdu: “ڈیکسٹر ٹاؤن شپ، مشی گن”
  • Urdu: “ڈیکسٹر ٹاؤن شپ”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Dexter, Michigan”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Dexter, Quận Washtenaw, Michigan”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Dexter”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hudson Mills and Dover.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Josephs Cemetery and Dexter Area Fire Station 2.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dexter Township”. Photo: Deedeebee, CC BY 3.0.