Erwin Township, Michigan
Erwin Township, Michigan | |
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 Town hall | |
 Location within Gogebic County | |
  Erwin Township Location within the state of Michigan  Erwin Township Erwin Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′31″N 90°05′06″W / 46.39194°N 90.08500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Gogebic |
| Established | 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Larry Grimsby |
| • Clerk | Vicky Finco |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.2 sq mi (124.7 km2) |
| • Land | 47.2 sq mi (122.3 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,529 ft (466 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 267 |
| • Density | 7.6/sq mi (2.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-26340[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626246[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Erwin Township is a civil township of Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 267 in 2020.[3]
The township is just south of Ironwood. The Montreal River is the western boundary, with Wisconsin on the other side and to the south. Bessemer Township is on the east and north.
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 48.2 square miles (125 km2), of which 47.2 square miles (122 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (1.97%) is water.
Demographics
[edit]As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 357 people, 146 households, and 104 families residing in the township. In 2020, there were 267 people residing in the township.[3]
Transportation
[edit]CR 505 (Van Buskirk Road) begins at the Ironwood city limits and runs through the township to terminate at CTH-C on the Wisconsin state line in Oma, Wisconsin.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Erwin Township, Michigan
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
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