Official Name: | Hematite Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
Pushpin Label: | Hematite Township |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Iron |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 403.4 |
Area Land Km2: | 397.4 |
Area Water Km2: | 6.0 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 155.8 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 153.5 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 2.3 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 269 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.9 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 2.3 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 457 |
Elevation Ft: | 1499 |
Coordinates: | 46.3108°N -88.5058°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-37580[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626462 |
Hematite Township is a civil township of Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 352, and by 2020 its population declined to 269.[2] The township is named for the masses of hematite iron ore in the rocks prevalent in the area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 155.8sqmi, of which 153.4sqmi is land and 2.3sqmi (1.48%) is water.