Garfield Township, Mackinac County, Michigan Explained
| Official Name: | Garfield Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Garfield 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: | Mackinac |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Donald Butkovitch |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Paula Fillman |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 356.28 |
| Area Land Km2: | 348.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 7.87 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 137.56 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 134.52 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1166 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 8.52 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 202 |
| Elevation Ft: | 663 |
| Coordinates: | 46.1444°N -85.5064°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49762 (Naubinway)
49827 (Engadine) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-097-31620[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626339 |
Garfield Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,146 at the 2010 census,[4] and 1,166 in 2020.[5]
Geography
The township is in western Mackinac County. It is bordered by Portage Township and Newton Township to the west and Hudson Township to the east, all in Mackinac County, and by Pentland Township in Luce County to the north. The southern border of the township is the shore of Lake Michigan.
Garfield Township is the location of the northernmost point of Lake Michigan. The location, near Naubinway, was designated as a Michigan State Historic Site named "the Northernmost Point of Lake Michigan" on April 14, 1964. This point was used to draw the westernmost boundary of the Michigan Territory when it was created in 1805. West of this point belonged to the Indiana Territory until the Michigan Territory expanded westward in 1818.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Garfield Township has a total area of 137.56sqmi, of which 134.52sqmi are land and 3.04sqmi (2.26%) are water.[1]
Communities
- Engadine is an unincorporated community at along M-117 and H-40 (Melville Street), approximately 1miles north of U.S. Route 2. It began as a lumber settlement called "Kennedy Siding" and was given a post office in August 1889. In December 1893, the name changed to Engadine.[7] The Engadine 49827 ZIP Code serves most of Garfield Township, as well portions of Portage Township and Newton Township.
- Gilchrist is an unincorporated community at on H-40 (Hiawatha Trail), approximately 6miles east of Millecoquins and 3.5miles west of Garnet. It was a lumber settlement with a station on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. A post office operated from September 1879 to June 1883 and again from June 1888 until November 1906. It was named for John Gilchrist, a local landowner.
- Millecoquins is an unincorporated community at on H-40 (Hiawatha Trail), approximately 3miles east of Engadine and 9.5miles west of Garnet. It is on the southern end of Millecoquins Lake, which divides the upper and lower segments of the Millecoquins River. The name Millecoquins (pronounced "mel-a-coke-ins)" is a French word meaning "a thousand thieves", which was derived from the Indian terms Manana koking or Minakoking, meaning a place where the hardwood is plentiful.
- Naubinway is an unincorporated community and census-designated place at on U.S. Route 2 along the Lake Michigan shoreline. A post office was established in November 1879. The Naubinway 49762 ZIP code serves the southern portion of Garfield Township and a much larger area to the east, including most of Hudson Township, all of Hendricks Township, and a small western portion of Moran Township. The Garlyn Zoo, located to the east in Hudson Township, also uses the Naubinway ZIP Code. Naubinway Island lies a half mile south of the community.
Transportation
Highways
- runs east–west along the southern edge of the township along the Lake Michigan coastline.
- , known locally as Hiawatha Trail, runs east–west through the center of the township.
Bus service
Notes and References
- Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan . United States Census Bureau . August 14, 2023.
- Web site: P1. Race – Garfield township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. August 14, 2023.
- Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
- 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. July 9, 2021. 31 Michigan.
- Web site: Explore Census Data . 2023-08-04 . data.census.gov.
- Web site: The Historical Marker Database. The Northernmost Point of Lake Michigan. 1 February 2021. July 7, 2021.
- Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
- Web site: ST. IGNACE-SAULT STE. MARIE-IRONWOOD . . January 15, 2013 . 2013-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704084717/http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1489_0.pdf . 2014-07-04 .
