| Official Name: | Newton Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Newton 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: | Frederick Burton |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Nikki Tremblay |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1878 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 401.22 |
| Area Land Km2: | 384.87 |
| Area Water Km2: | 16.34 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 154.91 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 148.60 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 6.31 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 430 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2.87 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 230 |
| Elevation Ft: | 755 |
| Coordinates: | 46.0794°N -85.7064°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49838 (Gould City) 49820 (Curtis) 49827 (Engadine) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-097-57640[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626805 |
Newton Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, its population was 430.[2]
The area was settled as early as 1765 by the St. Helena Island fisheries, which was operated by the Newton Brothers firm. The township itself was formally organized much later in 1878 and named after Nelson Newton.[4]
The township is in western Mackinac County, on the northern shore of Lake Michigan. It is bordered to the north by Portage Township and to the east by Garfield Township, both in Mackinac County, and to the west by Mueller Township in Schoolcraft County. St. Ignace, the Mackinac county seat, is to the east via US Highway 2, and Manistique is to the west.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Newton Township has a total area of 154.91sqmi, of which 148.6sqmi are land and 6.31sqmi (4.07%) are water.[1]
Milakokia Lake is a 1956acres lake found on the western side of the township.[5]
As of 2020, the population of the township was 430, and the median household income was $30,313.[11]
Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service via Gould City between St. Ignace and Ironwood, Michigan.[12]