Official Name: | McMillan Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | McMillan 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: | Luce |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Arthur Schultz |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Marie McNamara |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1920 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 1565.26 |
Area Land Km2: | 1524.93 |
Area Water Km2: | 40.33 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 604.35 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 588.78 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 15.57 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 2471 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 4.20 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 245 |
Elevation Ft: | 804 |
Coordinates: | 46.5378°N -85.5036°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49768 (Paradise) 49868 (Newberry) |
Area Code: | 906 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-50440[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626658 |
McMillan Township is a civil township of Luce County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,471 at the 2020 census.[2] At 588.78sqmi of total land area, McMillan Township is the largest municipality by area in the state of Michigan.
McMillan Township occupies 65.5% of Luce County's land area and also contains the village of Newberry, which is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in the county. The township contains two state parks: Muskallonge Lake State Park and the western portion of Tahquamenon Falls State Park, which also includes the Upper Tahquamenon Falls. Crisp Point Light is also located in the northeast corner of the township.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 604.35sqmi, of which 588.78sqmi is land and 15.57sqmi (2.58%) is water.[4]
The township has a long shoreline along Lake Superior and also includes numerous other lakes and rivers, such as Blind Sucker River, Carp River, Little Two Hearted River, Tahquamenon River, and Two Hearted River, as well as Muskallonge Lake.
The North Country Trail also passes through the township.
At the census of 2010, there were 2,692 people, 1,193 households, and 701 families residing in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 82.2% White, 0.3% African American, 6.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 4.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population. In 2020, its population was 2,471.
In 2010, there were 2,692 households, out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 55.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 30.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.84.