Official Name: | St. Ignace Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
Pushpin Label: | St. Ignace Township |
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: | Eric Danielson |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Sheri Oja |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 142.01 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 97.29 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 44.72 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 973 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 10.00 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 182 |
Elevation Ft: | 597 |
Coordinates: | 45.9925°N -84.7031°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
Postal Code: | 49745 (Hessel) 49760 (Moran) 49780 (Rudyard) 49781 (St. Ignace) |
Area Code: | 906 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-097-70860[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1627028 |
St. Ignace Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 973.[2]
The city of St. Ignace borders the township on the south, but the two are administered autonomously.
The township is located east of the geographic center of Mackinac County, extending from the Chippewa County line on the north to the city of St. Ignace at its southern border. The southeast portion of the township is within Lake Huron at its northwest end. Interstate 75 crosses the township from north to south, with access from three exits.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 142.01sqmi, of which 97.29sqmi are land and 44.72sqmi, or 31.49%, are water.
According to the 2020 census, its population was 973, up from 939 in 2010.[5]
Interstate 75 passes through this township, with two exits in St. Ignace. Mackinac Trail, or H-63, passes through as well. The western terminus of M-134 and the southern terminus of M-123 are located here.