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The 2010 Census Is Vital

In March 2010, more than 130 million addresses across the nation will receive a census form. One of the shortest census forms in history, the 2010 Census form asks 10 questions and takes only 10 minutes to complete. Completing your census form is easy, important and safe. Your participation is essential to ensuring a brighter tomorrow for our community.

Required once every 10 years by the U.S. Constitution, the census will count everyone in the United States, both citizens and noncitizens. Census data are used to reapportion the U.S. House of Representatives, re-district each state and determine the distribution of the Electoral College. Census data also directly affect how more than $400 billion per year in federal funding is distributed to state, local and tribal governments. Census data are critical in determining locations for new hospitals, improving schools, building new roads, expanding public transportation options, creating new maps for emergency responders and much more.

By participating in the census, you can help create a better future for you and those important to you. Complete and return your form when it arrives.

Thank You
Nancy Vandervest, Hamlin Township Supervisor

L & N COUNTY STORE: GARBAGE
Winter Hours: Noon to 6:00 PM thru April.
Please do not leave garbage outside or in front of the dumpster.
Please sign in at the store and secure the key.

If you are working within the road right-of-way, please remember that a permit from the Mason County Road Commission is needed. Mason County Road Commission is located in Scottville. # 231-757-2882.

NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY WATCH
Any residents wishing to join a Neighborhood Community Watch in Hamlin Township, please contact Nancy Vandervest, Twp. Supervisor for details.

LEAF CORRAL FOR HAMLIN TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS VOUCHER REQUIRED
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Hamlin Twp. Residents off Nurnberg Road: Garbage Service Rules:

*Sign in at L & N Country Store for Key.
*Do Not Leave Garbage on Ground.
*Do Not Leave Garbage on top of dumpster.
*LIMIT: 2 Garbage Bags Per Week Per Address.
This is a service for Hamlin Twp. residents residing on the North Side of Hamlin Lake in Hamlin Township. If these rules cannot be followed and the dumpster service is abused, it will be pulled IMMEDIATELY.

Thank You. Nancy Vandervest, Hamlin Twp. Supervisor
Posted 7-9-09

BURNING PERMITS:
Please call 1-866-922-2876 (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM) Monday thru Friday or visit www.michigan.gov/burnpermit and apply on-line.

ORV ORDINANCE
Hamlin Township Board of Trustees would appreciate your comments on a Township or County Wide ORV Ordinance. Comments can be e-mailed, mailed or faxed to Hamlin Township.
E-Mail Us

FAX: 231-843-1471

Address: 3775 N. Jebavy Drive, Ludington, MI 49431.

3775 North Jebavy Drive
Ludington, MI  49431
Phone: (231) 845-7801Fax: (231) 843-1471
E-Mail: hamlintwp@hamlintownship.org

Hamlin Township was established in late 1860. It is named after Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President from 1860 to 1864 under President Abraham Lincoln. The first settlement in Hamlin Township was made by Charley Mears, in 1858 in Section Two. The next settlers were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sladick in Section 12. A railroad traveled from Ludington to the North Bayou, it was called the Dummy Line. When the first people settled in the Township, there were woods all around. As years went past and the population grew, more timber was cut and now there are very little woods standing. At one point, there were 84 farms in Hamlin Township. Hamlin Lake hotels and large resorts added much interest to Hamlin Township.

Today, Hamlin Township is the largest Residential Township in Mason County with a population of 3,192. Hamlin Township provides some of the very best summer and winter recreational activities, with new and older homes blending for a delightful community with very little industry. Hamlin Township can truly boast “one-of-a-kind” status and is home to beautiful Hamlin Lake. Hamlin Lake, a man-made lake, is more than 12 miles long and 5,000 acres large that originated during the logging hey-day when lumbermen dammed the Big Sable River to make an enormous holding pond for trees that were felled upstream.

Thank you for visiting our new website. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Nancy Vandervest
Hamlin Township Supervisor
231-845-7801 Ext 2 OR 231-510-0076

Office Hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday

Population 3,192
Number of parcels of Land 3,139
Number of parcels Principle Residence 1,414
Number of parcels of Vacant Land 1,215