Lenawee County, Michigan
Raisin Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Rural and agricultural charter township in central Lenawee County that recorded 7,900 residents across 36.52 square miles in the 2020 census, bordering Adrian Township to the west and lying between the cities of Adrian and Tecumseh. The River Raisin flows through the township, whose name comes from the French word for grapes that grew abundantly along the river, and the Raisin Center area became a prominent Quaker settlement after 1831 Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Raisin Township best.
About the area
Living in Raisin Township, MI
Abolitionist poet Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, who settled on a Raisin Township farm named Hazlebank in 1830, was the first female writer in the United States to make the abolition of slavery her principal theme, and in 1832 she and neighbor Laura Smith Haviland organized the Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society.
The housing market
Homes in Raisin Township
- 92.2% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 88.8% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $217,000.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Raisin Township home
Jackson Branch Bridge No. 15
Also known as the Tecumseh Railroad Bridge, a 254-foot-long railway deck truss bridge built in 1896 that spans the River Raisin in rural Raisin Charter Township and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2001
Chandler Cemetery
Historical cemetery maintained by Raisin Charter Township and open to the public during park and cemetery hours, tied to the family of abolitionist poet Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, who settled on a township farm called Hazlebank in 1830
Mitchell Memorial Park
Thirty-eight-acre township park at 3400 Gady Road on the corner of Gady Road and Green Highway with eight baseball diamonds, three soccer fields, two tennis courts, a roller hockey court, two rentable picnic shelters, and a playground
Neighborhoods
Raisin Township areas to know
Raisin Center
Unincorporated community in the center of the township that became a prominent Quaker settlement after immigrants arrived in 1831 and had a post office from 1868 to 1902
East Raisin
Former settlement in the township first settled in 1825 by Noah Norton
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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.