Breen Township, Michigan

Breen Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Dickinson County
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Coordinates: 45°57′47″N87°43′42″W / 45.96306°N 87.72833°W / 45.96306; -87.72833
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Dickinson
Government [1]
• Supervisor	Benjamin Aho
•  Clerk	August Murray
Area
• Total	88.38 sq mi (228.90 km2)
• Land	86.69 sq mi (224.53 km2)
• Water	1.69 sq mi (4.38 km2)
Elevation	1,063 ft (324 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	471
• Density	5.43/sq mi (2.10/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)	49807 (Bark River) 49831 (Felch) 49834 (Foster City) 49873 (Perronville)
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-10200 [2]
GNIS feature ID	1625973 [3]
Website	Official website

Breen Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 471 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 88.3 square miles (229 km²), of which, 87.9 square miles (228 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (0.46%) is water.

Communities

There are no incorporated municipalities in the township.

• Foster City is an unincorporated community on M-69 and the east branch of the Sturgeon River at 45°57′48″N87°44′38″W / 45.96333°N 87.74389°W / 45.96333; -87.74389 . ^[4] It was a station on a branch of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The community was founded and named after Alonzo L. Foster, a lumberman. A post office was established in 1886 and continues to be served by ZIP Code 49834. ^[5]
• Hardwood is an unincorporated community about two miles east of Foster City on M-69 and the east branch of the Sturgeon River at 45°57′42″N87°41′28″W / 45.96167°N 87.69111°W / 45.96167; -87.69111 . ^[6] It was a station on the Chicago and North Western Railway, named by its principal proprietors, the Menominee Hardwood & Shingle Company in 1884. A post office was in operation for several months in 1891. It is currently served by ZIP Code 49834 out of Foster City, Michigan . ^[5]
• Hylas is a historic locale, located about three miles east of Hardwood on M-69. ^[7] It was a station on the Chicago and North Western Railway, named by the railroad for Hylas from Greek mythology. ^[5]

Demographics

As of the census ^[2] of 2000, there were 479 people, 201 households, and 144 families residing in the township. In 2020, its population was 471.

References

1. Michigan Townships Association (2023). "Breen Township, Dickinson County, Michigan" . Retrieved October 15, 2023.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breen Township, Michigan
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foster City, Michigan
5. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN   0-8143-1838-X.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardwood
7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hylas