Ingallston Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Ingallston Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Ingallston Township
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Menominee
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:71.7
Area Land Sq Mi:70.9
Area Water Sq Mi:0.8
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:924
Population Density Sq Mi:13.0
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:207
Elevation Ft:679
Coordinates:45.2917°N -87.465°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:49858 (Menominee)
49893 (Wallace)
49887 (Stephenson)
Area Code:906
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-109-40600[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626513

Ingallston Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 924 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

The township is in southern Menominee County, bordered to the southeast by Lake Michigan's Green Bay. State highway M-35 crosses the township from northeast to southwest, following the lakeshore; the highway least southwest to Menominee, the county seat, and northeast to Escanaba.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 71.7sqmi, of which 70.9sqmi are land and 0.8sqmi, or 1.15%, are water.[1] Hayward Lake is in the northern part of the township. The former community of Greenwoods is located in Ingallston Township, northeast of Carbondale.[4] [5]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,042 people, 456 households, and 316 families residing in the township. By 2020, there were 924 people in the township.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan . United States Census Bureau . October 10, 2023.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Ingallston township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 10, 2023.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. News: Fined for Headlighting . The Escanaba Daily Press . September 6, 1931 . 12 . . September 28, 2019.
  5. News: Greenwoods Plans Annexation . The Escanaba Daily Press . June 1, 1965 . 9 . . September 28, 2019.