Williamstown Township is a civil township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located east of Lansing(12.42 mi (19.98 km)), East Lansing(8.83 mi (14.21 km)) and directly to the east of Meridian Charter Township. The city of Williamston is at the southeast corner of the township, but is politically independent. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 4,978.CommunitiesAfrica was a section of Williamstown Township settled by the Webb family. They were vocal abolitionsists and so other residents of the area called where they lived Africa.Alverson was the name of a post office in Williamstown Township. Samuel Alverson was a large landowner and he became the first postmaster and his home the post office in September 1852. The office closed in October 1867 and reopened in June 1868 with William Alverson as postmaster. It closed again in November 1874, but was reopened again in December 1874 and operated until January 1896.Politics and organizationThe township hall is located on North Zimmer Road at the corner of Germany Road, at 4990 N Zimmer. Williamstown is a "general law" township with a supervisor, clerk, treasurer and four trustees. The current Township Supervisor is Wanda Bloomquist.See the related article on Williamston, Michigan for additional history of the area.
