McMillan Township, Luce County, Michigan explained

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.

Geography

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.

Major highways

Communities

Demographics

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michigan Townships Association. McMillan Township, Luce County, Michigan. 2023. January 23, 2023.
  2. Web site: United States Census Bureau. McMillan Township, Luce County, Michigan. January 14, 2023.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 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. January 13, 2023. 31 Michigan.