5 7 ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁ ▁Sh el by ville ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁on ▁the ▁boundary ▁with ▁Martin ▁Township ▁at ▁. ▁The ▁Sh el by ville ▁Z IP ▁code ▁ 4 9 3 4 4 ▁serves ▁the ▁southern ▁portion ▁of ▁Way land ▁Township ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁parts ▁of ▁northern ▁Martin ▁Township , ▁a ▁small ▁area ▁of ▁eastern ▁Hop kins ▁Township ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁n ortheast ▁Orange ville ▁Township ▁in ▁Barry ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Way land ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁north west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁town ship , ▁and ▁is ▁administr atively ▁autonom ous . ▁The ▁Way land ▁Z IP ▁code ▁ 4 9 3 4 8 ▁also ▁serves ▁the ▁northern ▁portion ▁of ▁Way land ▁Township . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ship ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 2 . 4 3 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁The ▁Rab bit ▁River ▁loops ▁through ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁from ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁to ▁north west ▁corners . ▁The ▁southern ▁portion ▁is ▁d otted ▁with ▁numerous ▁small ▁la kes . ▁The ▁extreme ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁touch es ▁on ▁Gun ▁Lake . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 , 0 1 3 ▁people , ▁ 1 , 0 5 3 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 8 2 4