Erwin Township, Michigan

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Erwin Township, Michigan
Civil township
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Location within Gogebic County
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Erwin Township
Location within the state of Michigan
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Erwin Township
Erwin Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°23′31″N90°05′06″W / 46.39194°N 90.08500°W / 46.39194; -90.08500
Country United States
State Michigan
County Gogebic
Established1907
Government
 • SupervisorLarry Grimsby
 •  Clerk Vicky Finco
Area
 • Total48.2 sq mi (124.7 km2)
 • Land47.2 sq mi (122.3 km2)
 • Water1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Elevation
1,529 ft (466 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total267
 • Density7.6/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
49911 (Bessemer)
49938 (Ironwood)
Area code 906
FIPS code 26-26340 [1]
GNIS feature ID1626246 [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]

Contents

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

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

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

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Erwin Township, Michigan
  3. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
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