DeTour Village, Michigan explained

Official Name:DeTour Village, Michigan
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label:DeTour Village
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chippewa
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:DeTour
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Lindsey McGuire
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1899
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:21.70
Area Land Km2:9.18
Area Water Km2:12.52
Area Total Sq Mi:8.38
Area Land Sq Mi:3.54
Area Water Sq Mi:4.83
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:263
Population Density Km2:28.66
Population Density Sq Mi:74.23
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:183
Elevation Ft:600
Coordinates:45.9906°N -83.905°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49725
Area Code:906
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-21780[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0624391
Unit Pref:Imperial

DeTour Village is a village in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 263 in 2020.

The village is at the extreme eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in Detour Township, at the turning point for the shipping channel connecting the St. Mary's River with Lake Huron and the Straits of Mackinac. Drummond Island, one of the largest islands in the St. Mary's River, is only one mile across the river from DeTour. The DeTour Reef Light is nearby.

History

The place was originally an Ojibwe settlement. It was connected with the fur trade and over time it came to have a large Metis population. Over time the Metis inhabitants were redefined as being French-Canadian.

The area was organized in 1850 as Warren Township, named after Ebenezer Warren, the first postmaster of the township. The settlement was called Warrenville on an 1848 map. The name was changed to Detour in 1856 when a new postmaster, Henry A. Williams, assumed office. It incorporated as a village in 1899. The spelling was changed to "DeTour" in 1953 and the post office was renamed "DeTour Village" in 1961.[3]

M-134 runs through the village, connecting with I-75 43miles to the west and with M-129 25miles to the west, which runs north 37miles to Sault Ste. Marie. M-134 also continues east to Drummond Island via the Drummond Island Ferry.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.38sqmi, of which 3.55sqmi is land and 4.83sqmi is water.[4]

Climate

Demographics

In 2020, its population was 263.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. May 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  3. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010 . . November 25, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt . July 2, 2012 .