Meyer Township, Michigan

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Meyer Township, Michigan
Civil township
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Unincorporated community of Hermansville
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Location within Menominee County and the state of Michigan
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Meyer Township
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Meyer Township
Coordinates: 45°43′40″N87°37′26″W / 45.72778°N 87.62389°W / 45.72778; -87.62389
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan
County Menominee
Founded1878
Government
 • SupervisorRaymond Gurgall
Area
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 • Total90.0 sq mi (233 km2)
 • Land89.6 sq mi (232 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1 km2)
Elevation
938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total992
 • Density11.1/sq mi (4.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
49847 (Hermansville)
49873 (Perronville)
49892 (Vulcan)
Area code 906
FIPS code 26-109-53460 [3]
GNIS feature ID1626732 [4]
Website www.hermansville.com/meyer-township

Meyer Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 992 at the 2020 census. [2] Most of the population is concentrated in Hermansville, an unincorporated village within the township.

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Geography

Meyer Township is in northwestern Menominee County, bordered to the west and north by Dickinson County. Hermansville is in the southeastern part of the township. U.S. Route 2 crosses the township, passing through Hermansville and leading east 27 miles (43 km) to Escanaba and west 25 miles (40 km) to Iron Mountain. Menominee, the Menominee county seat, is 46 miles (74 km) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Meyer Township has a total area of 90.0 square miles (233 km2), of which 89.6 square miles (232 km2) are land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), or 0.48%, are water. [1] The Little Cedar River drains the southern part of the township, forming Hermansville Lake on the west side of Hermansville and flowing south to the Menominee River near Wallace. Spruce Creek drains the central part of the township, flowing southeast toward the Cedar River, a direct tributary of Lake Michigan. The northernmost part of the township is drained by Pollock Creek, which flows west to the Sturgeon River, a south-flowing tributary of the Menominee.

Communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,252—
1900 1,38710.8%
1910 1,62817.4%
1920 1,439−11.6%
1930 1,5618.5%
1940 1,536−1.6%
1950 1,069−30.4%
1960 973−9.0%
1970 1,0043.2%
1980 1,0040.0%
1990 1,0908.6%
2000 1,036−5.0%
2010 1,001−3.4%
2020 992−0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 1,036 people, 440 households, and 285 families residing in the township. By 2020, its population was 992. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "P1. Race – Meyer township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meyer Township, Michigan
  5. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Decennial Census Official Publications". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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