Brevort Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Brevort Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Brevort Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mackinac
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Ed Serwach
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Kaye Matelski
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1881
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:255.99
Area Land Km2:239.52
Area Water Km2:16.47
Area Total Sq Mi:98.84
Area Land Sq Mi:92.48
Area Water Sq Mi:6.36
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:502
Population Density Sq Mi:6.42
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:209
Elevation Ft:686
Coordinates:46.0461°N -84.8431°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:49760 (Moran)
49780 (Rudyard)
Area Code:906
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-097-10360[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1625975

Brevort Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 502,[2] down from 594 in 2010.[4]

The township was named after Henry Brevort (or Brevoort), a surveyor assigned to subdivide the area in 1845.[5] Most of the township land is within the eastern portion of the Hiawatha National Forest. The township includes part of the Mackinac Wilderness.

Geography

The township is in central Mackinac County, bordered to the west and south by Moran Township and to the east by St. Ignace Township. It is bordered to the north by Trout Lake Township in Chippewa County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brevort Township has a total area of 98.84sqmi, of which 92.48sqmi are land and 6.36sqmi (6.43%) are water.[1]

Highway M-123 passes diagonally southeast–northwest through the township, and U.S. Route 2 and Interstate 75 are just outside of the township boundaries to the south and east.

Communities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan . United States Census Bureau . August 11, 2023.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Brevort township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. August 11, 2023.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Web site: Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf . 2012-10-19 . live. PDF . September 2012. United States Census Bureau. 2010 United States Census. March 7, 2021. 31 Michigan.
  5. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.