Clark Township, Michigan Explained
| Official Name: | Clark Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Clark 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: | Mark Clymer |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Susan Rutledge |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1905 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 263.14 |
| Area Land Km2: | 204.53 |
| Area Water Km2: | 58.61 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 101.60 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 78.97 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 22.63 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1917 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 26.0 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 205 |
| Elevation Ft: | 673 |
| Coordinates: | 45.9992°N -84.3447°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49719 (Cedarville)
49745 (Hessel) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-097-16060[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626088 |
Clark Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,917,[2] down from 2,256 in 2010.[4]
History
Clark Township was established in February 1905 by the consolidation of Sherwood Township and Cedar Township.[5] Cedar Township was established in March 1887.[6]
Geography
Clark Township is the easternmost township in Mackinac County. It is bordered to the west and northwest by Marquette Township, to the northeast by Chippewa County, and to the south by Lake Huron.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 101.6sqmi, of which 78.97sqmi are land and 22.63sqmi (22.27%) are water.[4] The southern part of the township is home to numerous bays and inlets of Lake Huron, as well the Les Cheneaux Islands.
Communities
- Cedarville is an unincorporated community at the junction of M-129 and M-134 at north of the Les Cheneaux Islands, about 2miles east of Hessel, and about due south of Sault Ste. Marie. It began as a lumber settlement on the Lake Huron shore in 1884. A post office was established in July 1888. The ZIP code of 49719 serves most of Clark Township. The Les Cheneaux Historical Association[7] runs the Historical Museum and the Maritime Museum, both in Cedarville.
- Coryell Islands in this township had a post office from 1908 until 1958.
- Hessel is an unincorporated community on M-134 north of Marquette Island, the largest of the Les Cheneaux Islands at . It was founded in 1885 by two Swedes and a Norwegian, John and Carl Hessel and John A. Johnson, and a post office was established in September 1888. The ZIP code of 49745 serves Hessel and the western part of Clark Township.[8] Hessel is the home of the Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of the Arts,[9] which is held annually at the public docks on the second weekend of August. Les Cheneaux Culinary School is also there.[10]
- Patrick Landing is a named place in the township approximately one mile southwest of Cedarville on the Les Cheneaux Channel at .
- Port Dolomite is a commercial port in the eastern end of the township at . In 2004, it was the 93rd largest port in the United States ranked by tonnage.
Education
- The K-12 educational needs of Clark Township residents are served by Les Cheneaux Community Schools.
- Cedarville is home to Great Lakes Boat Building School, a post-secondary school focused on vocational training in the boat building and maritime trades.
Interests
- Cedar Cove is an assisted living establishment which houses a great place of information about the community and the area.
- The community dock is a place where many gather in the evening in good weather to see the sunset.
References
Sources
- Book: Walter . Romig . Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities . Paperback . 1973 . October 1, 1986 . . 0-8143-1838-X . Detroit, Michigan .
Notes and References
- Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan . United States Census Bureau . August 11, 2023.
- Web site: P1. Race – Clark township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. August 11, 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. September 2012. United States Census Bureau. 2010 United States Census. September 17, 2021. 31 Michigan.
- News: Bills Passed - Senate . Unionville Crescent . 24 Feb 1905.
- News: Michigan Legislature . The True Northerner . 23 Mar 1887.
- Web site: Welcome . 2019-10-18 . 2019-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191018074056/https://www.lchistorical.org/ . dead .
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49745&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49745 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
- Web site: Boat Show/Festival of Arts . 2019-10-18 . 2019-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191018073820/https://www.lchistorical.org/boat-show-festival-of-arts.html . dead .
- Web site: The Les Cheneaux Culinary School. The Les Cheneaux Culinary School.
