Norway Township, Michigan

Norway Township, Michigan
Civil township
Norway–Vulcan Town Hall and post office
Location within Dickinson County
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Coordinates: 45°49′24″N87°53′21″W / 45.82333°N 87.88917°W / 45.82333; -87.88917
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Dickinson
Government [1]
• Supervisor	Don Byczek
•  Clerk	Joyce Giuliani
Area
• Total	90.71 sq mi (234.94 km2)
• Land	88.52 sq mi (229.27 km2)
• Water	2.19 sq mi (5.67 km2)
Elevation	1,053 ft (321 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,535
• Density	17.3/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)	49801 (Iron Mountain) 49831 (Felch) 49834 (Foster City) 49852 (Loretto) 49870 (Norway) 49892 (Vulcan)
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-59240 [2]
GNIS feature ID	1626822 [3]
Website	Official website

Norway Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,535 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.9 square miles (235 km²), of which, 89.3 square miles (231 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it (1.77%) is water.

Communities

• Vulcan is an unincorporated community in Norway Township on U.S. Highway 2 about three miles east of the City of Norway at 45°46′50″N87°51′45″W / 45.78056°N 87.86250°W / 45.78056; -87.86250 . ^[4] The community was named after Vulcan, ancient Roman god of fire. ^[5]

Demographics

Big John, at the Iron Mountain Iron Mine, is a roadside attraction.

As of the census ^[2] of 2000, there were 1,639 people, 630 households, and 468 families residing in the township. By 2020, its population was 1,535.

Notable person

• Charlotte Armstrong, mystery novelist and Edgar Award winner, was born in Vulcan.

References

1. Michigan Townships Association (2023). "Norway 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: Norway Township, Michigan
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vulcan, Michigan
5. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 134.