Maple Grove Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan

For other places in Michigan of the same name, see Maple Grove Township, Michigan.

Maple Grove Township, Michigan
Former civil township
Former location within Cheboygan County
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Coordinates: 45°14′54″N84°18′15″W / 45.24833°N 84.30417°W / 45.24833; -84.30417 Coordinates: 45°14′54″N84°18′15″W / 45.24833°N 84.30417°W / 45.24833; -84.30417
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Cheboygan
Established	1909
Disestablished	1942
Population  (1940)
• Total	10
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Maple Grove Township was a civil township in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The township was created from the southern half of Forest Township in 1909. Maple Grove Township last reported a population of 10 at the 1940 census. In 1942, it merged back into Forest Township due to a low population. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1910	—	—
1920	63	—
1930	33	−47.6%
1940	10	−69.7%

Maple Grove Township was first established on October 28, 1909. ^[3] It was set aside from the southern 36-square-mile (93 km²) survey township area of Forest Township in the southeastern corner of Cheboygan County. ^[4]

Although the township was created prior to the 1910 census, the new township went unreported in that decennial census. In the 1920 census, the population was recorded at 63. ^[5] The township recorded a population of 33 in the 1930 census. ^[6] In the 1940 census, the township recorded only 10 residents. ^[1] Because of its very low population, the township returned back to Forest Township in 1942, at which time Maple Grove Township ceased to exist. ^[2]

Geography

Although the township never had any precise area measurements, it occupied the southern 36 sections of Forest Township, which is a survey township area approximately equal to 36 square miles (93 km²) total.

The township contained Dorsy Lake (or Duby Lake) and Silver Lake. ^{[7] [8]} The Black River also flowed through the township. The rural township had no major roadways, although M-33 was created in 1919 and ran near the eastern edge of the township. ^[9]

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau. "1940 United States Census: Michigan" (PDF). p. 81. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
2. U.S. Census Bureau. "1950 United States Census: Michigan" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
3. Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co. (1911). Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1911. Lansing. pp. 30–31.
4. Historic Map Works, LLC. (2022). "Cheboygan County Outline Map - Below; From Cheboygan County 1902, Michigan" . Retrieved September 11, 2022.
   

   • This historic map of Cheboygan County from 1902 shows Forest Township in its entirety, then occupying two approximate 36-square-mile (93 km²) sections in the southeast portion of the county prior to Maple Grove Township's creation in 1909.

5. U.S. Census Bureau. "1920 United States Census: Michigan" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
6. U.S. Census Bureau. "1930 United States Census: Michigan" (PDF). p. 56. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dorsy Lake
8. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Lake
9. Michigan State Highway Department (July 1, 1919). State of Michigan (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Lower Peninsula sheet. OCLC   15607244 . Retrieved October 17, 2019– via Michigan History Center.