Breitung Charter Township, Michigan

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Breitung Township, Michigan
Charter township
Charter Township of Breitung
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Location within Dickinson County (red) and the administered CDP of Quinnesec (pink)
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Breitung Township
Location within the state of Michigan
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Breitung Township
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 45°48′31″N88°01′47″W / 45.80861°N 88.02972°W / 45.80861; -88.02972
CountryUnited States
State Michigan
County Dickinson
Established1876
Government
[1]
 • SupervisorDenny Olson
 •  Clerk Wendy Larson
Area
 • Total67.89 sq mi (175.83 km2)
 • Land64.27 sq mi (166.46 km2)
 • Water3.62 sq mi (9.38 km2)
Elevation
1,161 ft (354 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,831
 • Density91.1/sq mi (35.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
49801 (Iron Mountain)
49802 (Kingsford)
49870 (Norway)
49876 (Quinnesec)
Area code 906
FIPS code 26-10220 [2]
GNIS feature ID1625974 [3]
Website Official website

Breitung Charter Township is a charter township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 5,831.

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History

The township is named after Edward Breitung, a miner and U.S. Representative from Michigan. [4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 68.3 square miles (177 km2), of which, 65.1 square miles (169 km2) of it is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) of it (4.70%) is water.

Communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000 5,930—
2010 5,853−1.3%
2020 5,831−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 5,930 people, 2,354 households, and 1,727 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.1 inhabitants per square mile (35.2/km2). There were 2,601 housing units at an average density of 40.0 per square mile (15.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.35% White, 0.03% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.44% of the population in 2000. By the 2020 census, its population was 5,831.

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References

  1. ↑ Michigan Townships Association (2023). "Breitung Charter Township, Dickinson County, Michigan" . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breitung Charter Township, Michigan
  4. ↑ 'Glimpses Of Early Dickinson County,' William J. Cummings, March 2004
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Kingsford, Michigan
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Granite Bluff, Michigan
  7. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Merriman, Michigan
  8. ↑ "Skidmore, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  9. ↑ "United States Census Bureau QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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