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Handy Township, Michigan

Handy Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,602 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 8,006 at the 2000 census. The village of Fowlerville is located within the township.

Geography
Handy Township is on the west side of Livingston County and is bordered to the west by Ingham County. Interstate 96 passes through the township, with access from Exit 129 (Grand Avenue), serving Fowlerville. I-96 leads west 28 mi to Lansing and southeast 62 mi to Detroit.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 89.4 km2, of which 88.9 km2 are land and 0.4 km2, or 0.48%, are water. The township is drained by the Red Cedar River and its tributaries, part of the Grand River watershed leading to Lake Michigan.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,004 people, 2,504 households, and 1,837 families residing in the township. The population density was 203.0 PD/sqmi. There were 2,594 housing units at an average density of 75.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.04% White, 0.19% African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 2,504 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,447, and the median income for a family was $55,386. Males had a median income of $44,700 versus $29,696 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,159. About 4.0% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

 * Cindy Denby, member of the Michigan House of Representatives
 * Charlie Gehringer, baseball player and official

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Hartland Township, Michigan

Hartland Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,256 at the 2020 census, up from 14,663 at the 2010 census.

Communities

 * Hallers Corners is an unincorporated community at the border with Tyrone Township at Denton Hill and Holtforth roads (42.69472°N, -83.70361°W).
 * Hartland is an unincorporated community situated near the center of the township, just north of the junction of U.S. 23 and M-59.
 * Parshallville is an unincorporated tcommunity partially located in the northwest corner of the township.

Geography
Hartland Township is in eastern Livingston County and is bordered to the east by Oakland County. U.S. Route 23 crosses the township as a four-lane freeway, with access from Exit 67 (Highway M-59) and Exit 70 (Clyde Road). US 23 leads north 28 mi to Flint and south the same distance to Ann Arbor. M-59 crosses the township south of Hartland village, leading east 24 mi to Pontiac and west 10 mi to Howell, the Livingston county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 96.6 km2, of which 92.9 km2 are land and 3.7 km2, or 3.86%, are water. The northern half of the township drains via North Ore Creek to the Shiawassee River, which leads to Saginaw Bay, while the south half drains via South Ore Creek to the Huron River, which leads to Lake Erie.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,996 people, 3,696 households, and 3,108 families residing in the township. The population density was 302.5 PD/sqmi. There were 3,908 housing units at an average density of 107.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.94% White, 0.27% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 3,696 households, out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $75,908, and the median income for a family was $79,524. Males had a median income of $60,797 versus $36,662 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,971. About 1.2% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government
The township is within the following electoral districts: The township is within the following governmental service districts:
 * State House District 47
 * State Senate District 22
 * US Congressional District 8
 * County Commission districts 3 and 4
 * Cromaine District Library
 * Hartland Consolidated School District

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Howell, Michigan

Howell is the largest city and county seat of Livingston County, Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,068. The city is mostly surrounded by Howell Township, but the two are administered autonomously. Howell is part of the South Lyon–Howell–Brighton Urban Area, which is an extension of the larger Detroit–Warren–Dearborn (Metro Detroit) Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
January 1836 saw the establishment of the first post office. Flavius J. B. Crane was postmaster and the post office was in the Eagle Tavern. In March of this same year, there was a mail route started from the village of Kensington which went through with a stop located in Howell until ending west in the town of Grand Rapids.

The City of Howell is the county seat of Livingston County. On 24 March 1836, the legislature passed an act organizing Livingston County and Howell was slated to become the county seat Though the newly established Brighton nearby claimed for 12 years that they should be the town seat instead which then died down once a County Office was built.

The town was originally called Livingston Center and was established as a village by an act of Legislature on 14 March 1863, consisting of sections 35 and 36, and the south half of sections 25 and 26 of Howell Township.

The Howell Home Rule City Charter was initially adopted in 1955.

For many decades, Howell had the reputation of being associated with the Ku Klux Klan due to White Supremacist leader and Michigan Grand Dragon 1971-1979 Robert E. Miles, who held KKK gatherings on his farm 12 miles north of the city in Cohoctah Township with a Howell mailing address. Miles died in 1992, but the gatherings, including the burning of crosses, continued. The reputation persisted into the 2000s, with events such as a public auction of KKK items scheduled for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in January 2005, the 2010 suspension of a teacher who removed students for wearing a Confederate flag and making antigay slurs, students' racist tweets toward a racially mixed team in 2014, and pro-KKK vandalism in 2021. The Livingston Diversity Council, founded in response to a 1988 cross-burning on the lawn of a black family, promotes diversity and inclusion in the county. While they are numerous in Metro Detroit, Howell is not listed as an active home to any hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 4.95 sqmi, of which 4.75 sqmi is land and 0.20 sqmi is water.

Major highways

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2000 census
As of the census of 2000, the city had 9,232 people, 3,857 households, and 2,247 families. The population density was 2245.8 PD/sqmi. The city's racial makeup was 96.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 7.2% from other races, and 7.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.2% of the population.

The city's median household income was $43,958 and the median family income was $57,149. Males had a median income of $44,980 versus $27,956 for females. The city's per capita income was $22,254. About 4.6% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under the age of 18 and 7.9% of those 65 and older.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, the city had 9,489 people, 4,028 households, and 2,237 families. The population density was 1997.7 PD/sqmi. There were 4,551 housing units at an average density of 958.1 /sqmi. The city's racial makeup was 94.8% White, 0.4% African American, 0.7% Native American Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 1.3% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.5% of the population.

There were 4,028 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.5% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the city was 35.2 years. 23.2% of the city's population was under age 18; 10.1% was between the age 18 and 24; 29.8% was from age 25 to 44; 23.6% was from age 45 to 64; and 13.5% was age 65 or older. The city's gender makeup was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

Education

Elementary schools
 * Challenger Elementary School (champions)
 * Hutchings Elementary School (Huskies)
 * Northwest Elementary School (Eagles)
 * Southeast Elementary School (Super Stars) (closed 2017)
 * Southwest Elementary School (Coyotes)
 * St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School
 * Three Fires Elementary School (Timberwolves)
 * Voyager Elementary School (Vikings)

Middle schools
 * Highlander Way Middle School (Hawks)
 * Parker Middle School (Patriots)

High schools

 * Howell High School (grades 10-12) (Highlanders)
 * Howell High School Freshman Campus (grade 9) (Highlanders)
 * Kensington Woods High School (Bears)

Higher education institutions

 * Cleary University (Cougars)
 * Lansing Community College

Other schools
 * Innovation Academy (Ravens)

Libraries
 * The Carnegie District Library

Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Howell has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Notable people

 * Heywood Banks – musician, poet, comedian, cult icon, and multilingual Toast chef/connoisseur
 * Bones – rapper and singer
 * Donald Burgett – World War II veteran and author
 * Timothy Busfield – actor and director
 * Melissa Gilbert – actress and author
 * T.J. Hensick – former hockey player who last played in the ECHL
 * Andy Hilbert – hockey player who last played for Minnesota Wild
 * William Mather Lewis – president of George Washington University, mayor of Lake Forest, Illinois
 * Robert E. Miles – pastor of the Mountain Church of Jesus Christ the Savior, prominent KKK member
 * Mike Rogers – United States Congressman
 * Mark Schauer – former United States Congressman and Michigan gubernatorial candidate in 2014
 * Bert Tooley – shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1911–1912
 * Steve Lombardi - Former WWE professional wrestler

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Howell Township, Michigan

Howell Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,893 at the 2020 census, up from 6,702 at the 2010 census. The township is bordered on the southeast by the city of Howell, but the two are administered autonomously.

Communities

 * Fleming is an unincorporated community at Fleming and Warner roads and Grand River Avenue (42.64361°N, -84.01333°W).

Geography
Howell Township is in central Livingston County, on the north and west sides of the city of Howell, the county seat. Interstate 96 passes through the southern part of the township, with access from Exit 133 (Highway M-59). I-96 leads west 33 mi to Lansing and southeast 57 mi to Detroit, while M-59 leads east 37 mi to Pontiac.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 82.9 km2, of which 82.4 km2 are land and 0.6 km2, or 0.70%, are water. The eastern part of the township is within the Shiawassee River watershed, draining north to Saginaw Bay, while the western part drains to the Red Cedar River, flowing west to the Grand River and Lake Michigan.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,679 people, 1,902 households, and 1,565 families residing in the township. The population density was 179.0 PD/sqmi. There were 1,993 housing units at an average density of 62.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.75% White, 0.18% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 1,902 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.7% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,114, and the median income for a family was $67,034. Males had a median income of $50,744 versus $28,958 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,840. About 1.4% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

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Iosco Township, Michigan

Iosco Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,870 at the 2020 census, up from 3,801 at the 2010 census.

Community

 * Parkers Corners, also Iosco, is an unincorporated community in the township at West Iosco and Bradley roads. (42.56806°N, -84.11333°W).

Geography
Iosco Township is in western Livingston County, bordered to the west by Ingham County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.8 km2, of which 91.1 km2 are land and 0.6 km2, or 0.71%, are water. The township is drained by north-flowing headwaters of the Red Cedar River, leading to the Grand River and eventually Lake Michigan.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,039 people, 921 households, and 796 families residing in the township. The population density was 85.6 PD/sqmi. There were 964 housing units at an average density of 27.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 94.83% White, 0.07% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 2.90% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.72% of the population.

There were 921 households, out of which 47.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.0% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% were non-families. 9.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the township the population was spread out, with 32.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,808, and the median income for a family was $65,156. Males had a median income of $49,191 versus $28,889 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,675. About 3.2% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

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Marion Township, Livingston County, Michigan

Marion Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,245 at the 2020 census, up from 9,996 at the 2010 census.

Communities

 * East Marion was the name of a post office here from 1849 until 1856.

Geography
The township is in central Livingston County and is bordered to the northeast by the city of Howell, the county seat. Interstate 96 runs along the northeast edge of the township, with access from Exit 137 (Pinckney Road). I-96 leads southeast 54 mi to Detroit and northwest 36 mi to Lansing.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Marion Township has a total area of 92.8 km2, of which 90.4 km2 are land and 2.4 km2, or 2.61%, are water. The township is part of the watersheds of three different Great Lakes: the eastern side of the township is within the watershed of the South Branch of the Shiawassee River, leading north towards Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron; the western side contains the headwaters of the Red Cedar River, flowing north and west to the Grand River and eventually Lake Michigan; and the southern part of the township is part of the Huron River watershed, leading southeast to Lake Erie.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,757 people, 2,271 households, and 1,925 families residing in the township. The population density was 190.0 PD/sqmi. There were 2,388 housing units at an average density of 67.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.78% White, 0.03% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population. There were 2,271 households, out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.7% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $72,378, and the median income for a family was $76,112. Males had a median income of $57,228 versus $33,101 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,862. About 1.0% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.


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Oceola Township, Michigan

Oceola Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census the population was 14,623, up from 11,936 at the 2010 census.

Geography
The township is in central Livingston County and is bordered to the southwest by the city of Howell, the county seat. State highway M-59 crosses the township, leading east 30 mi to Pontiac and west 7 mi to its terminus at Interstate 96 west of Howell.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Oceola Township has a total area of 95.2 km2, of which 93.6 km2 are land and 1.6 km2, or 1.73%, are water. The township is drained northwards by tributaries of the South Branch of the Shiawassee River.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,362 people, 2,756 households, and 2,356 families residing in the township. The population density was 230.4 PD/sqmi. There were 2,944 housing units at an average density of 81.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup was 97.12% White, 0.12% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 2,756 households, out of which 47.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.3% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.5% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.28.

The population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 35.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household was $103,093, and the median income for a family was $80,286. Males had a median income of $58,636 versus $31,032 for females. The per capita income was $27,052. About 4.6% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

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Putnam Township, Michigan

Putnam Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,890 at the 2020 census, down from 8,248 at the 2010 census. The village of Pinckney is located within the township.

Communities

 * Anderson is an unincorporated community that began around a station on the Grand Trunk Railroad in 1881. It had a post office from August 1885 until October 1913. It is located on M-36 at 42.47083°N, -84.00611°W.
 * Chalkerville, also known as Chalkers Landing, is located at 42.43222°N, -84.01861°W on Patterson Lake Drive.
 * Chubb's Corners was a hamlet located along the boundary between this township and Marion Township. It had a post office from 1849 until 1894.

Geography
Putnam Township is in southern Livingston County, bordered to the south by Washtenaw County. State highway M-36 crosses the township, passing through Pinckney and leading east 11 mi to U.S. Route 23 at Whitmore Lake and northwest 31 mi to Mason.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 95.2 km2, of which 88.3 km2 are land and 3.9 km2, or 4.08%, are water. The township is drained by tributaries of Honey Creek and is part of the Huron River watershed, flowing to Lake Erie.

Portions of Pinckney State Recreation Area and Lakelands Trail State Park are located in Putnam Township.

Government
The government of Putnam Township is a civil township, with trustees and a supervisor.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,500 people, 2,626 households, and 2,087 families residing in the township. The population density was 218.3 PD/sqmi. There were 2,894 housing units at an average density of 84.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.81% White, 0.17% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 2,626 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $61,388, and the median income for a family was $63,704. Males had a median income of $49,211 versus $31,017 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,974. About 2.8% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

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Unadilla Township, Michigan

Unadilla Township is a civil township in the southwest corner of Livingston County, Michigan, United States. The population was 3,333 at the 2020 census.

Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a few unincorporated communities and historic locales.
 * Bullis Crossing is at Barton Road and M-36 (42.46778°N, -84.03306°W).
 * Gregory began as a station on a branch of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, which came through the farm of Halstead Gregory in 1884. He built a store near the depot and became the first postmaster in March 1884. The Township Hall is located at 126 Webb Street in Gregory.
 * Kaiserville is located on the west side of Patterson Lake at Kaiser Road and Woodside Drive (42.43167°N, -84.03028°W).
 * Plainfield was the nexus of many Indian trails and a favorite Indian camping ground. Jacob Dunn and Levi Clawson, both from Newton, New Jersey, were the first to purchase land here in 1835 and to then settle. Philip Dyer, also from New Jersey, joined them in 1836. Both Dunn and Dyer operated taverns. The community was at first known as "Dyersburg", but the name of the post office, "Plainfield", was chosen in April 1837 by Dunn, after Plainfield, New Jersey. The post office operated until October 1913.
 * Unadilla was at first known as "Milan". A post office was established in June 1834, but because Milan, Michigan, already had the name, the post office was called "Unadilla" after the township. But a plat had already been recorded for the "Village of Unadilla" in what is now Williamsville, so the plat was recorded as the Village of East Unadilla. This became known as simply "Unadilla" after the other village of Unadilla was abandoned. A survey for the plat was made on April 14, 1837, by Richard Peterson, Jr., but it was not recorded by the proprietors Robert Glenn and Thomas S. Gill until April 21, 1840.
 * Williamsville, situated northeast of Williamsville Lake, was at first platted as the Village of Unadilla on January 30, 1837, by Darwin N. Edson and the heirs of Curtis Noble. This plat for the east half of the east half of the southwest quarter of section 28 was vacated by an act of the state Legislature on March 25, 1846. The area later became known as Williamsville.

History
Unadilla was formed by an act of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan on March 26, 1835, and initially included what is now Iosco Township to the north and a portion of Lyndon township in Washtenaw County on the south. The first township meeting was held on the first Monday of April 1835. Since Livingston County government was not organized until 1836, the township was at first attached to Washtenaw County. On March 6, 1838, Iosco Township was set off and with the southern portion being assigned to Lyndon Township, Unadilla assumed its present boundaries.

The first land purchase in the township was recorded on June 20, 1833, by Eli Ruggles of Brookfield, Connecticut, while accompanied by his brother-in-law, Amos Williams, and Nathaniel Noble, an acquaintance who lived nearby in Dexter. After returning to Connecticut, Ruggles became ill and died. Williams returned to the land in the fall of 1833 with his son Samuel, son-in-law Gary Briggs, and Briggs' wife. The land purchase was recorded as the north half of the northwest quarter of section 33, which would have been 80 acre, but in subsequent accounts was frequently described as 40 acre. During that winter the Williams and family built a sawmill, which began operations in the spring of 1834.

Geography
Unadilla Township occupies the southwest corner of Livingston County, bordered to the west by Ingham County and to the south by Washtenaw and Jackson counties. Two state highways pass through the township. M-36 crosses the center of the township, leading east 7 mi to Pinckney and northwest 16 mi to Dansville. M-106 has its northeastern terminus at M-36 in Gregory and leads southwest 27 mi to Jackson.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 89.9 sqmi, of which 87.5 km2 are land and 2.4 km2, or 2.67%, are water.

Lakelands Trail State Park passes through Unadilla Township.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,190 people, 1,156 households, and 877 families residing in the township. The population density was 93.8 PD/sqmi. There were 1,292 housing units at an average density of 38.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.34% White, 0.38% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 1,156 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $52,433, and the median income for a family was $58,036. Males had a median income of $42,262 versus $28,017 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,689. About 2.5% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

title: Unadilla Township, Michigan


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Newberry, Michigan

Newberry is a village and county seat of Luce County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located within McMillan Township and is the only incorporated community in Luce County. The population was 1,446 at the 2020 census.

Newberry is surrounded by state and national forests and is considered the southern gateway to the Tahquamenon Falls area, which the other being Paradise to the northeast. Newberry was designated as "the Moose Capital of Michigan" by the state legislature. The Newberry Correctional Facility is located just south of the village.

History
Newberry was founded in 1882 and became the county seat when Luce County was separated from Chippewa County in 1887. Its first courthouse was completed in 1890.

The village was named in honor of John Stoughton Newberry, a U.S. Representative and industrialist from the state of Michigan.

Historic preservationists lost the 1970s fight to save the county's Victorian courthouse, but managed to keep the elaborate sheriff's house, now the Luce County Historical Museum.

Wildfires
The Newberry area was the location of two major wildfires. The Sleeper Lakes Fire took place in August 2007 and burned approximately 29 sqmi just north of Newberry. In May 2012, the Duck Lake Fire burned approximately 34 sqmi of forests near Tahquamenon Falls State Park to the northeast. Both wildfires were caused by lightning strikes. While the village itself was not threatened, firefighting efforts were coordinated in Newberry.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.98 sqmi, all of it land.

Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Newberry has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. A humid continental climate (Köppen prefix D and a third letter of a or b) is a climatic region defined by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) winters. Precipitation is usually distributed throughout the year. The definition of this climate regarding temperature is as follows: the mean temperature of the coldest month must be below −3 °C (26.6 °F) and there must be at least four months whose mean temperatures are at or above 10 °C (50 °F). In addition, the location in question must not be semi-arid or arid. The Dfb, Dwb and Dsb subtypes are also known as hemiboreal.

Demographics
At the 2020 census, its population was 1,446. In 2010, there were 1,519 people, 652 households, and 380 families residing in the village. The population density was 1550.0 PD/sqmi. There were 796 housing units at an average density of 812.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 89.3% White, 0.4% African American, 6.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latinos of any race were 2.8% of the population.As of the census of 2000, there were 1,686 people, 717 households, and 456 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,737.1 PD/sqmi. There were 824 housing units at an average density of 839.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 69.92% White, 19.29% African American, 4.95% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 4.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latinos of any race were 3.69% of the population.

In 2010, there were 652 households, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.7% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.93. In 2000, there were 717 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.

As of 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $29,052, and the median income for a family was $36,607. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $20,956 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,224. About 15.6% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over. By the 2021 census estimates, its median household income was $40,893.

Education
The village is served by Tahquamenon Area Schools, which contains a single main campus within Newberry. The school district serves all of Luce County. The district also serves Hulbert Township to the east in Chippewa County, as well as Seney Township to the west in Alger County. Most of Portage Township to the south in Mackinac County is also served by Tahquamenon Area Schools.

The school district serves an area of 1524 sqmi, which ranks it as the largest public school district in the state by area. It is also noted as the largest school district in the country east of the Mississippi River. The district enrolled 573 students for the 2019–2020 school year.

Media
The Newberry community has been served by The Newberry News, a weekly independent newspaper, since 1886.

In addition to radio stations broadcasting directly from Newberry, radio stations from the Sault Ste. Marie market can also be heard in the community.

 * 96.7 FM – WMJT Flash FM (Rock) Serving Newberry and Luce County, Michigan
 * 1450 AM – WNBY-AM (Classic country)
 * 88.7 FM – W204AQ (Christian adult contemporary)
 * 93.9 FM – WNBY-FM (Oldies)
 * 96.7 FM – WMJT (Classic hits)
 * 97.9 FM – WIHC (Christian talk)
 * 99.7 FM – W259AD (Christian talk & music)

Major highways

 * travels east–west and passes about 3 mi south of the village limits.
 * runs north–south through the center of Newberry.

Bus service

 * Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service between St. Ignace and Ironwood.

Rail

 * Canadian National Railway provides freight rail service with a small depot located in Newberry.

Airport

 * Luce County Airport is a county-owned public-use general aviation airport that serves Newberry. It is located in Pentland Township about 3 mi to the southeast.

Notable people

 * Terry O'Quinn, who plays John Locke on Lost, is from Newberry.
 * Rob Rubick, former Detroit Lion and analyst for Fox Sports Detroit, is from Newberry.
 * Len St. Jean, a former Boston Patriot, is from Newberry.
 * Ian Fishback, Retired Special Forces Major, was from Newberry.

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Pentland Township, Michigan

Pentland Township is a civil township of Luce County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,564.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 107.34 sqmi, of which 106.79 sqmi is land and 0.55 sqmi (0.51%) is water.

Demographics
At the census of 2000, there were 1,788 people, 693 households, and 516 families residing in the township. The population density was 16.7 per square mile (6.5/km$2$). There were 825 housing units at an average density of 7.7 per square mile (3.0/km$2$). The racial makeup of the township was 88.70% White, 0.17% African American, 7.44% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 3.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population. In 2020, its population declined to 1,564.

In 2000, there were 693 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.95. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

As of 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $35,990, and the median income for a family was $37,991. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $22,692 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,352. About 12.0% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. At the 2021 estimates, its median household income was $60,703.

Airports

 * Airport Sign.svg Luce County Airport is located within Pentland Township.

Major highways

 * runs east–west through the center of the township.
 * runs south–north through the western portion of the township and ends at M-28.
 * runs north–south has its northern terminus within the township at M-28. Because of the highway's angle, it is the "northern" terminus, even though it is running in a south direction.

title: Pentland Township, Michigan


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Bois Blanc Township, Michigan

Bois Blanc Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 100 at the 2020 census. The insular township occupies Bois Blanc Island, as well as some smaller outlying islands within Lake Huron. The nearby Round Island is administered by the city of Mackinac Island.

The township is served by Bois Blanc Pines School District, which is the smallest school district in terms of enrollment in the state of Michigan and among the nation. The district had an enrollment of four students for the 2021–22 school year.

History
"Bois Blanc" is French for "white wood". The name is commonly thought to be a reference to either: (a) the paper birch, or more likely (b) the basswood, called "bois blanc" in other contexts. The basswood's white underbark was extensively used by Native Americans and French-speaking fur traders for cordage, including the sewing up of canoes and the manufacture of webbing for snowshoes. Bois Blanc is in the traditional lands of the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians.

Bois Blanc was ceded by the local Anishinaabe (Chippewa) to the U.S. federal government with the Treaty of Greenville in 1795 by Chippewa Chief Menehwehna. After extensive use as a source of kilned lime and firewood for Mackinac Island and other local frontier settlements, Bois Blanc was settled in the late 1800s as a summer resort community. The Bois Blanc Light lighthouse (1867) survives on the northern shore of the island; it is no longer in service as a lighthouse and is not open to the public.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 48.72 sqmi, of which 35.11 sqmi is land and 13.61 sqmi (27.94%) is water.

The township is located on the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac directly north of the city of Cheboyan. It is politically and geographically part of the state's Upper Peninsula. While the rest of the Upper Peninsula uses the area code 906, Bois Blanc Township is the only municipality in the Upper Peninsula that uses the area code 231. Bois Blanc Township is one of only seven municipalities in the state of Michigan to consist entirely of islands, including Grosse Ile Township, Drummond Township, St. James Township, Mackinac Island, Peaine Township, and Sugar Island Township.

The township should not be confused with another Bois Blanc Island, which is a Canadian island in the Detroit River much further to the south. That island is also nicknamed "Boblo."

Communities

 * Bois Blanc Island is a historic settlement on the island. Its native name of Mikobiminiss means "white wood" from the simple French translation, and the township would later share the same name. A post office name Bois Blanc began operating on the island on December 12, 1884.  It was closed from June 19, 1886 until June 15, 1888; it was respelled as Boisblanc on October 19, 1895.
 * Pointe Aux Pins is an unincorporated community on the southern coast of Bois Blanc Island at 45.7325°N, -84.47778°W. The plat of this resort community was recorded in 1888 by the Bois Blanc Island Land Company of Jackson.  The Pointe Aux Pins post office was established on May 15, 1889.  It was briefly closed from October 25, 1889 until being restored on May 29, 1890.  The name comes from French translation for its location in the pine forest area.  The Pointe Aux Pins post office uses the 49775 ZIP Code that serves an area conterminous with the township.  It is the only post office for the township, while the name Bois Blanc Island can also be used for mail delivery.
 * Sand Bay is a former lumber settlement developed around a sawmill and general store operated by the E. H. Stafford Manufacturing Company. A post office in Sand Bay began operating on November 12, 1909 but has long been disestablished.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 71 people, 42 households, and 17 families residing in the township. The population density was 2.0 PD/sqmi. There were 420 housing units at an average density of 11.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. However, about 2,000 people visit the island. Only about 71 people stay year-round. By the 2020 census, its population grew to 100.

In 2000, there were 42 households, out of which 7.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.7% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 59.5% were non-families. 47.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.69 and the average family size was 2.41.

In the township the population was spread out, with 7.0% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 11.3% from 25 to 44, 56.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $40,833, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,131. There were no families and 3.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 14.3% of those over 64. The 2021 estimates determined its median household income grew to $69,167.

Transportation
The sparsely populated township contains no paved roads. A maintained county road extends from the island's northeast corner to the far western tip. There are numerous unmaintained roads and trails. Commercial access to the island is provided by ferry connections with Cheboygan through a dock at Pointe aux Pins. The township is also served by a paved airstrip, Bois Blanc Island Airport, in the interior of the island with facilities for private planes.

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Brevort Township, Michigan

Brevort Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 502, down from 594 in 2010.

The township was named after Henry Brevort (or Brevoort), a surveyor assigned to subdivide the area in 1845. Most of the township land is within the eastern portion of the Hiawatha National Forest. The township includes part of the Mackinac Wilderness.

Geography
The township is in central Mackinac County, bordered to the west and south by Moran Township and to the east by St. Ignace Township. It is bordered to the north by Trout Lake Township in Chippewa County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brevort Township has a total area of 98.84 sqmi, of which 92.48 sqmi are land and 6.36 sqmi (6.43%) are water.

Highway M-123 passes diagonally southeast–northwest through the township, and U.S. Route 2 and Interstate 75 are just outside of the township boundaries to the south and east.

Communities

 * Allenville was a station on the Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad less than one mile southeast of Moran at 45.98472°N, -84.82056°W. It was founded by J. Alley, head of the Alley Lumber Company in 1873. A post office operated from December 1873 until October 1891. Also known as "Alley Town", the community was almost destroyed by fire in 1882.
 * Moran is an unincorporated community on M-123 at 45.99417°N, -84.83083°W approximately 13 mi northwest of St. Ignace. Confusingly, the community is not a part of Moran Township, which is adjacent to Brevort Township on the south and west. It was initially called "Jacob City", after the president of the German Land Company of Detroit, which sold land to members in 1881–83. In 1883, Jacob was accused of fraud and ousted from the organization. Another member of the group, William B. Moran, loaned the group funds to buy additional land, and the settlement was renamed after him in 1883. A post office named "Jacob City" was established in February 1882 and renamed "Moran" in January 1883. The office was transferred to and renamed "Allenville" in April 1898, but a Moran post office was re-established in May 1910. The name of Moran Township and other nearby places named Moran such as East Moran Bay in St. Ignace, West Moran Bay on Lake Michigan, and the Moran River all have a different origin, and instead derive from the French Morin.

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Clark Township, Michigan

Clark Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,917, down from 2,256 in 2010.

History
Clark Township was established in February 1905 by the consolidation of Sherwood Township and Cedar Township. Cedar Township was established in March 1887.

Geography
Clark Township is the easternmost township in Mackinac County. It is bordered to the west and northwest by Marquette Township, to the northeast by Chippewa County, and to the south by Lake Huron.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 101.60 sqmi, of which 78.97 sqmi are land and 22.63 sqmi (22.27%) are water. The southern part of the township is home to numerous bays and inlets of Lake Huron, as well the Les Cheneaux Islands.

Communities

 * Cedarville is an unincorporated community at the junction of M-129 and M-134 at 45.99806°N, -84.36306°W north of the Les Cheneaux Islands, about 2 mi east of Hessel, and about 35 mi due south of Sault Ste. Marie. It began as a lumber settlement on the Lake Huron shore in 1884. A post office was established in July 1888. The ZIP code of 49719 serves most of Clark Township. The Les Cheneaux Historical Association runs the Historical Museum and the Maritime Museum, both in Cedarville.
 * Coryell Islands in this township had a post office from 1908 until 1958.
 * Hessel is an unincorporated community on M-134 north of Marquette Island, the largest of the Les Cheneaux Islands at 46.00417°N, -84.42583°W. It was founded in 1885 by two Swedes and a Norwegian, John and Carl Hessel and John A. Johnson, and a post office was established in September 1888. The ZIP code of 49745 serves Hessel and the western part of Clark Township. Hessel is the home of the Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of the Arts, which is held annually at the public docks on the second weekend of August. Les Cheneaux Culinary School is also there.
 * Patrick Landing is a named place in the township approximately one mile southwest of Cedarville on the Les Cheneaux Channel at 45.98472°N, -84.37722°W.
 * Port Dolomite is a commercial port in the eastern end of the township at 45.98472°N, -84.275°W. In 2004, it was the 93rd largest port in the United States ranked by tonnage.

Education

 * The K-12 educational needs of Clark Township residents are served by Les Cheneaux Community Schools.
 * Cedarville is home to Great Lakes Boat Building School, a post-secondary school focused on vocational training in the boat building and maritime trades.

Interests

 * Cedar Cove is an assisted living establishment which houses a great place of information about the community and the area.
 * The community dock is a place where many gather in the evening in good weather to see the sunset.

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Garfield Township, Mackinac County, Michigan

Garfield Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,146 at the 2010 census, and 1,166 in 2020.

Geography
The township is in western Mackinac County. It is bordered by Portage Township and Newton Township to the west and Hudson Township to the east, all in Mackinac County, and by Pentland Township in Luce County to the north. The southern border of the township is the shore of Lake Michigan.

Garfield Township is the location of the northernmost point of Lake Michigan. The location, near Naubinway, was designated as a Michigan State Historic Site named "the Northernmost Point of Lake Michigan" on April 14, 1964. This point was used to draw the westernmost boundary of the Michigan Territory when it was created in 1805. West of this point belonged to the Indiana Territory until the Michigan Territory expanded westward in 1818.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Garfield Township has a total area of 137.56 sqmi, of which 134.52 sqmi are land and 3.04 sqmi (2.26%) are water.

Communities

 * Engadine is an unincorporated community at 46.11667°N, -85.57083°W along M-117 and H-40 (Melville Street), approximately 1 mi north of U.S. Route 2. It began as a lumber settlement called "Kennedy Siding" and was given a post office in August 1889. In December 1893, the name changed to Engadine. The Engadine 49827 ZIP Code serves most of Garfield Township, as well portions of Portage Township and Newton Township.
 * Gilchrist is an unincorporated community at 46.14278°N, -85.38472°W on H-40 (Hiawatha Trail), approximately 6 mi east of Millecoquins and 3.5 mi west of Garnet. It was a lumber settlement with a station on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. A post office operated from September 1879 to June 1883 and again from June 1888 until November 1906. It was named for John Gilchrist, a local landowner.
 * Millecoquins is an unincorporated community at 46.13528°N, -85.5075°W on H-40 (Hiawatha Trail), approximately 3 mi east of Engadine and 9.5 mi west of Garnet. It is on the southern end of Millecoquins Lake, which divides the upper and lower segments of the Millecoquins River. The name Millecoquins (pronounced "mel-a-coke-ins)" is a French word meaning "a thousand thieves", which was derived from the Indian terms Manana koking or Minakoking, meaning a place where the hardwood is plentiful.
 * Naubinway is an unincorporated community and census-designated place at 46.0925°N, -85.4475°W on U.S. Route 2 along the Lake Michigan shoreline. A post office was established in November 1879. The Naubinway 49762 ZIP code serves the southern portion of Garfield Township and a much larger area to the east, including most of Hudson Township, all of Hendricks Township, and a small western portion of Moran Township.  The Garlyn Zoo, located to the east in Hudson Township, also uses the Naubinway ZIP Code.  Naubinway Island lies a half mile south of the community.

Highways

 * runs east–west along the southern edge of the township along the Lake Michigan coastline.
 * , known locally as Hiawatha Trail, runs east–west through the center of the township.

Bus service

 * Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service via Engadine between St. Ignace and Ironwood, Michigan.


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Hendricks Township, Michigan

Hendricks Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 117 at the 2020 census, down from 153 in 2010.

Geography
The township is west of the center of Mackinac County, on the northern shore of Lake Michigan. It is bordered to the east by Moran Township and to the west by Hudson Township, both in Mackinac County; and by Hulbert Township to the north and Trout Lake Township to the northeast, both in Chippewa County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hendricks Township has a total area of 81.10 sqmi, of which 78.97 sqmi are land and 2.13 sqmi (2.62%) are water.

Communities

 * Caffey, along with the nearby Caffey Corner, was a lumber settlement at 46.16889°N, -85.18528°W. It is on H-40. West of Caffey, H-40 is also known as the "Hiawatha Trail". At Caffey Corner, the Hiawatha Trail branches off to the south to end at US 2 east of Epoufette. H-40 continues east from Caffey approximately 7 mi to Trout Lake and from there on to Rudyard just west of I-75.  Its station on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway was originally called "Lewis", but because at the time there was another post office named Lewis in Michigan, it was given a post office named "Caffey", after the Pennsylvania-born Civil War veteran William N. Caffey, who became the first postmaster in November 1899. The office closed in September 1909 and re-opened with Caffey as postmaster in June 1913. The post office closed permanently in December 1916.
 * Epoufette is an unincorporated community in the township on US 2 on Lake Michigan at 46.05556°N, -85.16833°W. In 1848, a government surveyor, John R. McLeod, found an Ojibwe village here. Amable Goudreau began a commercial fishing business here in 1859, but it did not get a post office until lumbering operations began. McLeod became the first postmaster in December 1879. The name, French for "place of rest", was given by early French settlers because it was believed that Father Jacques Marquette used the harbor as the first step on his trip down Lake Michigan from St. Ignace. A historical marker commemorating the fishing village was erected in 1986. A summer post office operated here from 1959 to 1965 and 1966–1972.
 * Fiborn Quarry was a settlement around a limestone quarry.

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Hudson Township, Mackinac County, Michigan

Hudson Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, its population was 193.

Geography
The township is in western Mackinac County on the northern shore of Lake Michigan. It is bordered to the east by Hendricks Township and to the west by Garfield Township, both in Mackinac County; to the north by Pentland Township in Luce County; and at its northeast corner by Hulbert Township in Chippewa County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hudson Township has a total area of 69.42 sqmi, of which 68.77 sqmi are land and 0.65 sqmi (1.07%) are water.

Highways

 * runs east–west along the southern edge of the township along the Lake Michigan coastline.
 * , known locally as Hiawatha Trail, runs east–west through the center of the township.

Attractions

 * Garlyn Zoo is located within Hudson Township along U.S. Route 2.
 * Garnet Lake State Forest Campground
 * Hog Island Point State Forest Campground

Communities

 * Garnet is an unincorporated community in the township at 46.15833°N, -85.30667°W. This was a stop on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway named Welch in 1891. A settlement had developed around a sawmill and general store. A post office opened with the name Welch on November 4, 1898. The name was changed to Garnet on December 31, 1904, and was discontinued on February 4, 1972. It was a rural branch/CPO until January 13, 1978.
 * Rexton is an unincorporated community in the township at 46.15861°N, -85.24°W. It was the headquarters for the D. N. McLeod Lumber Company. Canadian bankers financed building the railroad through here, and the settlement is said to have been named in honor of the king of England. A post office opened April 16, 1901 and was discontinued September 1, 1961. It became a station/branch until June 30, 1968.


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Mackinac Island, Michigan

Mackinac Island is a city in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 583.

Established as an important fur trading center in the eighteenth century, with a predominately French-speaking population of French Canadians and Métis, after the War of 1812 the city gained more Anglo-American residents. The US put restrictions on Canadians for fur trading. From 1818 until 1882, the city served as the county seat of the former Michilimackinac County, which was later organized as Mackinac County, with St. Ignace designated as the county seat. The city includes all of Mackinac Island and also nearby Round Island which is unpopulated, federally owned and part of the Hiawatha National Forest. The state park and the national forest make up most of the city.

A unique local ordinance passed in 1895 prohibits the use of any motor vehicles on the island. The only exceptions to this are city emergency vehicles (ambulance, police cars and fire trucks), city service vehicles and snowmobiles in the winter. Today the most common means of travel is by foot, bicycle, horse or horse-drawn carriage. Roller skates and roller blades are also allowed, except in the downtown area. Mackinac Island is home to the Grand Hotel, built during the late nineteenth century when the island started to be a summer destination. When the 1980 movie Somewhere in Time was filmed here, the city made an exception to allow the production company to use motorized vehicles on the island.

History

Andrew Blackbird was the son of an Ottawa chief and served as an official interpreter for the U.S. government in the late 19th century. According to his 1887 history of the indigenous peoples of Michigan, the people of Mackinac Island had been a small independent tribe known as Mi-shi-ne-macki naw-go. They became affiliated with the larger tribe of Ottawa from Ottawa Island (now Manitoulin Island) situated north of Lake Huron.

One winter the Mi-shi-ne-macki naw-go on Mackinac were nearly annihilated by the Seneca, the westernmost nation of the Iroquois Confederacy, then based in present-day New York and Pennsylvania. Two natives escaped by hiding in one of the natural caves on the island. To commemorate this tribe, the Ottawa and Chippewa (Ojibwe) named the island as Mi-shi-ne-macki-nong, also known as Michilimackinac (meaning "Great Turtle") by the 18th century.

In 1654 French Jesuit missionaries recorded French traders at the island, who were with a large party of Huron and Ottawa heading to Three Rivers. Another trader was said to have made a canoe voyage to the island in 1665. The French colonists continued in the fur trade, which became extremely lucrative; they operated out of Montreal and Quebec, and established posts on Mi-shi-ne-macki-nong and throughout the Great Lakes area. After the French ceded their territory in North America to the British in 1763 following defeat in the Seven Years' War, the British established Fort St. Joseph and an installation on what was known as Michilimackinac. During the American Revolutionary War, they vacated the fort.

By 1782, the Americans established a garrison on what they called Mackinac Island, commanded by Captain Daniel Robertson; he had command until his death in 1787. In 1796 as a result of Jay's Treaty with Great Britain, settling the northern border, the island officially became part of the United States and its Northwest Territory.

In the early 1800s Mackinac Island had a permanent population of about 250. Although it was part of the United States, most of the residents were of French-Canadian and Métis ancestry, based on its colonial history, and French was the predominant language. The fur trade was the dominant feature of the economy. Native American languages, particularly Ojibwe and Odawa, and dialects were spoken by some residents. In the summer trading season, the population could reach 4,000, attracting agents and Native Americans from the interior.

After the War of 1812, the United States prohibited British fur traders from operating in US territory, cutting off some of the relations between Canadians and Native Americans on the US side. Some fur trading families divided their operations with posts on each side of the border. The noted French writer Alexis de Tocqueville visited Mackinac Island in July 1831 on his tour of the United States. He wrote about its unique population with its strong French and Native American influence.

Under American rule, Michilimackinac (the island and adjacent areas) had a justice of the peace, supervisor of roads, and two military captains until the borough was formed. The island's people made a request through Indian Agent William Henry Puthuff on February 2, 1817, that a borough be established on the island and for building a jailhouse. In response on March 15, 1817, Michigan Territory Secretary William Woodbridge issued a proclamation forming the Township of Michilimackinac, giving the jurisdiction's distance from Detroit, the territorial capital. The governor and judges passed an act on April 6, 1817, forming the Borough of Michilimackinac. The borough organizational meeting was held in the Indian Council House, presided over by Puthuff on Monday, July 7, 1817. (The site was within the boundaries of the current Marquette Park). At this meeting, the residents selected the following officers, a warden, two burgesses, a clerk, a marshal and a treasurer. Puthuff was selected as warden, the chief official similar to a mayor. The American Fur Company was formed on Main Street, now Market Street.

With the 1818 formation of Michilimackinac County by Territorial Governor Lewis Cass, this borough was named as the county seat. The Borough form was later replaced with that of a village. Waren Puthuff was authorized by borough act to build a wharf at the end of Cross Street, now named Astor Street after John Jacob Astor. This wharf is the longest-lasting wharf on the island and was later used as the coal dock.

On March 16, 1847, the Michigan state legislature passed a law abolishing the borough, effective April 1. The legislature reversed this action and incorporated the island as the Village of Mackinac, effective March 25, 1847.

In the late 19th century, Mackinac Island became a popular summer resort destination for travelers from major cities such as Chicago and later Detroit, as well as more distant ones. The Grand Hotel was built as a luxury venue. The seasonal peak of population in the summer, now made up of thousands of tourists and service workers, follows the earlier cycle of the fur trade. As then, it is a time of festivities and entertainment.

In 1860, the Augustus Pond vs. The People court case was held in the county courthouse. It clarified the self-defense legal principle informally expressed as “a man’s home is his castle.” Hubbard's Annex was platted on the former Ambrose Davenport farm west of the harbor in 1882 by Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard. The county seat was moved from the municipality in 1882 to St. Ignace, as more population had moved into the western part of the county.

Personal motor vehicles were banned in 1895 in order to protect the health of the island horses and residents. Soon after the first automobiles made their way onto the island, members of Mackinac Island Carriage Tours petitioned the Village of Mackinac Island to ban the automobile as the "dangerous horseless carriage" startled the horses. This ban remains in effect today with only exceptions being city emergency vehicles (ambulance, police cars and fire trucks), city service vehicles and snowmobiles in winter.

The Michigan Legislature created the City of Mackinac Island on June 9, 1899, via act 437 as a special charter city, combining the Township of Holmes and Village of Mackinac. At that time, all of nearby Round Island was included in the corporate limits, for reasons not clear today.

Round Island is owned and overseen by the United States Forest Service in its entirety, and is managed as part of the Round Island Wilderness Area and the Hiawatha National Forest. The city limits include all of Mackinac Island State Park, which area makes up 82 percent of Mackinac Island; it is governed by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.84 sqmi, of which 4.35 sqmi is land and 14.49 sqmi is water. The City of Mackinac Island exists on the island of the same name, and it also nominally includes the entirety of nearby Round Island, situated in the Straits of Mackinac immediately to the south, which is uninhabited, and is owned and overseen by the United States Forest Service in its entirety, and is managed as part of the Round Island Wilderness Area and the Hiawatha National Forest.

While all of Mackinac Island, the landform, is located within the corporate limits of the City of Mackinac Island, today 82 percent of the island's landmass is owned by the State of Michigan and managed by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission (MISPC). The city has direct jurisdiction over only 18 percent of the island. The City and the Commission work together on the many issues affecting both the City and the State Park, such as the longtime ban on motorized vehicles on the island.

Access to the island is by ferries across Lake Huron. The city of Mackinac Island is one of seven municipalities in the state of Michigan to consist entirely of islands, including Grosse Ile, Drummond, Bois Blanc, St. James, Peaine, and Sugar Island townships.

Mackinac Island is encircled by M-185, a state highway that is only accessible to pedestrians, bicyclists, and horse-drawn vehicles, as cars are banned on the island. In downtown Mackinac Island, the highway is known as "Main Street", while elsewhere it is known as "Lake Shore Road".

Neighborhoods

 * Harrisonville, also referred to as "the village", is a neighborhood of the city just past the Grand Hotel and up a hill.
 * Hubbard's Annex is a summer cottage subdivision and historical district west of the harbor platted in 1882 by Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard. The plans included a public park referred to as the Commons and a community building lot for the Eating House. Francis B. Stockbridge purchased a cottage on the bluff top in 1882, where the Dziabis cottage is now located.

2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 583 people, 220 households, and 120 families residing in the city. The population density was 134.02 PD/sqmi.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 492 people, 240 households, and 128 families residing in the city. The population density was 113.1 PD/sqmi. There were 1,002 housing units at an average density of 230.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 73.8% White, 1.2% African American, 18.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 5.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.

There were 240 households, of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.7% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.69.

The median age in the city was 42.5 years. 17.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 33.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.8% male and 47.2% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 523 people, 252 households, and 143 families residing in the city. The population density was 119.8 PD/sqmi. There were 565 housing units at an average density of 129.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 75.72% White, 18.36% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 5.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 252 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,964, and the median income for a family was $50,536. Males had a median income of $39,219 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,965. About 1.4% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture
Mackinac Island is noted for its many fudge shops, a tourist attraction. The island has a large craft industry devoted to making fudge in a traditional manner, creating portions on cold marble slabs.

Mackinac Island is the destination of both the annual Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, run by the Chicago Yacht Club, and the annual Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race, sponsored by the Bayview Yacht Club of Detroit.

Sites and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places

 * Fort Mackinac
 * Matthew Geary House
 * Grand Hotel
 * Indian Dormitory
 * Mackinac Island
 * Mission Church
 * Mission House
 * Round Island Light
 * Round Island Passage Light
 * Robert Stuart House
 * Michigan Governor's Summer Residence

Government
The city has an elected council with six members and a mayor. The mayor is elected annually. Margaret Doud was appointed to fill a vacancy on the council in 1974. In 1975, she ran for mayor and won. Doud has continually won re-election to the office since then, and, she is the current longest-serving mayor in the United States.

Education
The island is served by the Mackinac Island School District, which operates one school, (The Mackinac Island Public School), which houses grades Pre-K through 12 along with the school's administration.

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Marquette Township, Mackinac County, Michigan

Marquette Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 611 as of the 2020 census.

Geography
The township is in eastern Mackinac County on the northern shore of Lake Huron. It is bordered to the west by St. Ignace Township and to the southeast by Clark Township, both in Mackinac County. Rudyard Township is to the north and Pickford Township is to the northeast, both in Chippewa County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Marquette Township has a total area of 136.16 sqmi, of which 97.17 sqmi are land and 38.99 sqmi, or 28.64%, are water, consisting of bays on Lake Huron.

Communities

 * The unincorporated community of Pickford lies partially in the northeast corner of the township. The community lies primarily within Pickford Township in Chippewa County.


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Moran Township, Michigan

Moran Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,029 at the 2020 census.

Geography
The township is in central Mackinac County, along the northeast shore of Lake Michigan. The southeastern end of the township touches the Straits of Mackinac at the northeast end of the lake. The city of St. Ignace borders the township to the southeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 134.42 sqmi, of which 127.57 sqmi are land and 6.85 sqmi, or 5.10%, are water.

Communities

 * Brevort is an unincorporated community in the township on U.S. Route 2 at 46.01889°N, -85.04167°W, approximately 20 mi northwest of St. Ignace. The community is not a part of Brevort Township, which is adjacent to Moran Township on the north and east.
 * Gros Cap is an unincorporated community in the township on Lake Michigan, approximately 5 mi west of St. Ignace at 45.87028°N, -84.82778°W
 * Ozark is a mostly unpopulated historic locale in the township at 46.14194°N, -84.96556°W. It was the site for the charcoal kilns of the Martel Furnace Company and was a flag stop named "Johnson's" on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway in 1882. A post office named Ozark operated from June 1884 until August 1966. The name was derived from the early French name for the place Aux Arc, meaning "at the bend."

Attractions

 * Father Marquette National Memorial
 * Fred Dye Nature Sanctuary
 * Hiawatha National Forest (part)
 * North Country Trail (segment)
 * St. Helena Island

Demographics
In 2020, the township population was 1,029.

title: Moran Township, Michigan


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Newton Township, Mackinac County, Michigan

Newton Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, its population was 430.

History
The area was settled as early as 1765 by the St. Helena Island fisheries, which was operated by the Newton Brothers firm. The township itself was formally organized much later in 1878 and named after Nelson Newton.

Geography
The township is in western Mackinac County, on the northern shore of Lake Michigan. It is bordered to the north by Portage Township and to the east by Garfield Township, both in Mackinac County, and to the west by Mueller Township in Schoolcraft County. St. Ignace, the Mackinac county seat, is 50 mi to the east via US Highway 2, and Manistique is 30 mi to the west.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Newton Township has a total area of 154.91 sqmi, of which 148.60 sqmi are land and 6.31 sqmi (4.07%) are water.

Milakokia Lake is a 1,956 acre lake found on the western side of the township.

Communities

 * Bryan was founded in 1905 as the railroad stop for the Escanaba Lumber Company. A village was laid out next to the railroad stop by William P. Bryan. It had a post office from 1906 until 1920. By that year lumbering operations in the area had ended, and within a decade the place was entirely abandoned.
 * Corinne was a lumbering settlement and station on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. It had a post office from 1889 until 1942 named "Viola".
 * Gould City is an unincorporated community just south of US 2 at 46.09528°N, -85.69667°W. It was founded in 1886 by Samuel Stites, a grocer and lumberman, who named it for another lumberman. It was also a station on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. A post office was established in September 1888. The Gould City 49838 ZIP Code serves most of the township.
 * Simmons is a former settlement that centered around a mill operated by the Simmons Lumber Company. A post office operated in Simmons from May 20, 1903, until February 15, 1911. It should not be confused with a different unincorporated community of the same name located in Marquette Township to the east.

Demographics
As of 2020, the population of the township was 430, and the median household income was $30,313.

Transportation
Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service via Gould City between St. Ignace and Ironwood, Michigan.


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St. Ignace, Michigan

St. Ignace is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Mackinac County. The city had a population of 2,306 at the 2020 census. St. Ignace Township is located just to the north of the city, but the two are administered autonomously.

St. Ignace is located along Lake Huron in the Upper Peninsula on the northern side of the Straits of Mackinac. The city serves as a gateway to the state's Upper Peninsula for travelers coming from the Lower Peninsula, as the city is at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge, opposite Mackinaw City. It has one of two ports which provide ferry service to nearby Mackinac Island.

St. Ignace's history dates back to 1671 when French Jesuit priests founded the St. Ignace Mission, which makes it one of the oldest European settlements in the state after Sault Ste. Marie. The area was previously inhabited by the Wyandot people, as well as the Ojibwe and Ottawa tribes of Native Americans. St. Ignace soon became the center of fur trading with the French. It was incorporated as a village in 1882 and a city in 1883. The Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians is headquartered at St. Ignace, and the city continues to have a high population of Native Americans.

History

St. Ignace is the second-oldest city founded by Europeans in Michigan. Various cultures of Native Americans had inhabited the area for thousands of years before the first exploration here by French colonists. Early historic peoples of the area in the 17th century were predominantly the Iroquoian-speaking Wendat, whom the French called the Huron.

By the early 18th century, the Anishinaabe Ojibwe, who spoke one of the Algonquian languages, became prominent in the region. Another related Anishinaabe people were the Ottawa or Odawa in their language. The third member of the Council of Three Fires, a loose confederacy of these tribes, was the Potawatomi people. All three peoples have descendants who are members of various federally recognized tribes in northern Michigan.

French explorer and priest Jacques Marquette founded the St. Ignace Mission on this site in 1671 and was buried here after his death. He named it for St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit religious order, whose priests were active as missionaries across North America. (Ignace is the French version of Ignatius.) Jesuits served at missions to convert First Nations/Native Americans to Catholicism and to share French culture. In 1673, Marquette joined the expedition of Louis Jolliet, a French-Canadian explorer, and departed from St. Ignace on May 17, with two canoes and five voyageurs of French-Indian ancestry (Métis) on a voyage to find the Mississippi River. They were successful and descended downriver as far as Arkansas.

While separately exploring the Great Lakes region on the ship Le Griffon with Louis Hennepin, Sieur de La Salle reached St. Ignace on August 27, 1679. Louis de La Porte, Sieur de Louvigny founded Fort de Buade here in 1681 as a fur trading post. It was later directed by Antoine Cadillac. It was closed by the French in 1697. The Jesuits abandoned their mission in 1705.

The Ojibwe, who came to dominate most of the Native American territory of present-day Michigan in the 18th century, were allies of the French in the Seven Years' War against the British. After the British victory in the Seven Years' War, in 1763 they took over the territory of France in North America, including this part of the former New France. After the victory of rebellious colonists in the American Revolutionary War, in 1783 the village was included within the new United States, as part of what became called its Northwest Territory.

An important fur trading site for both the French and the British, St. Ignace declined in importance by the early 19th century. The Ojibwe had allied with Great Britain in the War of 1812, based on their long trading and a hope they would expel American colonists. The fur trade declined at St. Ignace largely because the United States prohibited British Canadian traders from operating across the border after the end of the war. At the same time European demand for North American furs was declining as tastes changed, and other parts of the economy grew.

Both British-Canadians and later Americans operated a larger trading center at Sault Ste. Marie, which developed on both sides of the Canadian-US border, until the decline of the fur trade in the 1830s. The fur trade also suffered before and during the hostilities of the War of 1812, as the United States first imposed a boycott on all trade with England, including traders in Canada. Many local people kept businesses going by smuggling, but postwar prohibitions on the fur trade were more difficult to avoid. prohibited British traders from operating across the border, as had been their earlier practice. The Ojibwe had allied with the British, their longtime trading partners, during the War of 1812,

In 1882, construction of the Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad, which connected the straits area to the major city of Detroit, provided an economic boost to the village. Farmers and the lumber industry could more easily get products to a major market. St. Ignace was incorporated as a village on February 23, 1882, and as a city in 1883.

In the late 19th century, a new sector of its economy developed, as it began to attract tourists as a popular summer resort and for its connection to Mackinac Island.

Since the late 20th century, the city has become a rural destination for heritage tourism and is part of a regional area popular for summer tourism. A variety of water sports and activities are available.

The Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians, a state-recognized tribe, is based in St. Ignace. It also has bands in several other counties in the region. With an enrolled membership of 4,000 in this area and state recognition, it has been seeking federal recognition since 1998. The larger federally recognized Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, based in the city of that name and the region of northern Michigan, owns and operates a gaming casino in St. Ignace on land it controls in the city, in addition to land and casinos in four other cities in the state.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.65 sqmi, of which 0.01 sqmi are water. Point St. Ignace, which separates the Straits of Mackinac from Lake Huron, occupies the southern half of the city. The city is laid out along the west shore of Lake Huron, with the southern edge of the city facing the Straits. Straits State Park is in the southern part of the city.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,452 people, 1,064 households, and 633 families residing in the city. The population density was 914.9 PD/sqmi. There were 1,299 housing units at an average density of 484.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 63.4% White, 1.0% African American, 27.8% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 7.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 1,064 households, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.5% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the city was 44.5 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 to 44; 31.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,678 people, 1,085 households, and 675 families residing in the city. The population density was 990.7 PD/sqmi. There were 1,232 housing units at an average density of 455.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 71.81% White, 19.42% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.30% African American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 7.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 1,085 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,447, and the median income for a family was $45,893. Males had a median income of $29,813 versus $23,017 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,340. About 6.0% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education
St. Ignace Area Schools is the local school district.

Local sights
Kewadin Casino of St. Ignace, is a significant tourist attraction and local employer. Straits State Park is located at the south end of the city. Wawatam Lighthouse is located in the city's harbor. The harbor also is a port for Coast Guard ice breakers, e.g., the tug Katmai Bay and heavy duty breaker Mackinaw.

St. Anthony's Rock, a free-access geological limestone stack, is located in the center of the town. Castle Rock, a similar but taller stack for which admission is charged, is located 3 mi north overlooking Lake Huron. Rabbit's Back, a prominent promontory that also overlooks Lake Huron, is 4 mi north. Chain Lake, 1 mi inland, features inland fishing opportunities.

Major highways

 * crosses over the Mackinac Bridge and through St. Ignace. Southbound I-75 takes drivers to the Lower Peninsula; northbound the freeway heads toward Sault Ste. Marie and Canada.
 * follows the route of old US 2.
 * ends in St. Ignace at I-75. Westbound, US 2 traverses a scenic stretch along Lake Michigan, toward Manistique and Escanaba.
 * is a north–south route traveling along the former route of US 2 from just north of St. Ignace to Sault Ste. Marie.

Ferry services
Two ferry companies (Shepler's Ferry and Mackinac Island Ferry Company) operate out of Saint Ignace, connecting tourists and commuters to Mackinac Island.

Airports
The nearest airports with scheduled passenger service are in Chippewa County International Airport in Kinross (northeast of St. Ignace, adjacent to I-75) and Pellston Regional Airport in the Lower Peninsula.

Bus service
Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service between St. Ignace and East Lansing, Michigan, between St. Ignace and Bay City, Michigan, and between St. Ignace and Ironwood, Michigan.

Notable people

 * Prentiss M. Brown, U.S. senator from Michigan
 * Tony Earl, former governor of Wisconsin
 * Aubrey Fitch, vice admiral, United States Navy
 * Nicholas Orontony, 18th-century Wyandot leader
 * Joe Ostman, professional football player
 * Les Sweetland, professional baseball pitcher

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St. Ignace Township, Michigan

St. Ignace Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 973.

The city of St. Ignace borders the township on the south, but the two are administered autonomously.

Geography
The township is located east of the geographic center of Mackinac County, extending from the Chippewa County line on the north to the city of St. Ignace at its southern border. The southeast portion of the township is within Lake Huron at its northwest end. Interstate 75 crosses the township from north to south, with access from three exits.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 142.01 sqmi, of which 97.29 sqmi are land and 44.72 sqmi, or 31.49%, are water.

Communities

 * Charles was a settlement around a mill of the Sterling Lumber Company. It had a post office beginning in 1905.
 * Evergreen Shores is an unincorporated community in the township on Lake Huron approximately two miles north of St. Ignace at 45.90083°N, -84.73639°W.

Demographics
According to the 2020 census, its population was 973, up from 939 in 2010.

Transportation
Interstate 75 passes through this township, with two exits in St. Ignace. Mackinac Trail, or H-63, passes through as well. The western terminus of M-134 and the southern terminus of M-123 are located here.

Notable person

 * Edward Fenlon, jurist and legislator

title: St. Ignace Township, Michigan