Dexter Township
Dexter Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,696 at the 2020 census. The city of Dexter is located to the southeast but does not border the township, and the two are administered autonomously.- Type: Town with 6,040 residents
- Description: township in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
- Also known as: “Dexter Township, Michigan” and “Township of Dexter”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portage Lake Observatory and Peach Mountain Observatory.
Portage Lake Observatory
Observatory
The Portage Lake Observatory was an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Michigan. It was located near the village of Dexter, Michigan, about 20 kilometers northwest of Ann Arbor. Portage Lake Observatory is situated 2 miles northeast of Dexter Township.
Peach Mountain Observatory
Building
The Peach Mountain Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Michigan. It is located near the village of Dexter, Michigan, about 20 kilometers northwest of Ann Arbor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hell.
Hell
Hell is a town of 266 people in Livingston County, in Southeast Michigan, best known for… well, its name. Despite its small size — the "main drag" of Hell is all of three buildings — the community has become a popular tourist destination for its irreverent name alone.Dexter Township
- Categories: township of Michigan and locality
- Location: Washtenaw County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Dexter Township from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
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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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