Shiawassee County, Michigan
Middlebury Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Rural farming township in northwestern Shiawassee County covering about 24.76 square miles, roughly 5 miles west of Owosso with M-21 running east-west through its center and the Maple River draining its farmland, with a 2020 census population of 1,529 Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Middlebury Township best.
About the area
Living in Middlebury Township, MI
Named by brothers John and William Palmer, who settled here in 1838 and carried the name from their native Middlebury, New York.
The housing market
Homes in Middlebury Township
- 88.7% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 89.4% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $172,200.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Middlebury Township home
Owosso Speedway
A 0.375-mile progressively banked asphalt short track east of Ovid on M-21 in Middlebury Township; it opened in 1939 as a quarter-mile dirt oval and hosts weekly stock car racing
Maple River
Primary watercourse of the township, flowing west through sections 24, 23, 22, 21, and 20, with Coon Creek and Bear Creek draining into it
Camp Owosso site
During World War II a German prisoner-of-war branch camp operated at a racetrack on M-21 in the township; by July 1944 it held about 375 prisoners who worked area farms and canneries, and today only a small sign and old photographs remain
Neighborhoods
Middlebury Township areas to know
Middleburgh
Historic unincorporated community whose post office, originally named Middlebury, operated under first postmaster George Slocum from 1848 until 1862
Maple Valley
Historic unincorporated community first established as the Hale post office on Ira Stinson's farm in 1852, renamed Maple Valley in 1855, and closed in 1860
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.