Official Name: | Stephenson Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Stephenson Township |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Menominee |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 41.2 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 40.7 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.5 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 616 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 15.1 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 213 |
Elevation Ft: | 699 |
Coordinates: | 45.4164°N -87.5469°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 49887 (Stephenson) 49821 (Daggett) |
Area Code: | 906 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-109-76400[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1627125 |
Stephenson Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 616 at the 2020 census.[2] The city of Stephenson is surrounded by the township but is administered autonomously.
The township is south of the center of Menominee County. The city of Stephenson is surrounded by the western part of the township. U.S. Route 41 passes through the township and city, leading south to Menominee, the county seat, and north to Powers.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stephenson Township has a total area of 41.2sqmi, of which 40.7sqmi are land and 0.5sqmi, or 1.13%, are water.[1] The Little Cedar River, a south-flowing tributary of the Menominee River, drains the western part of the township, while the Walton River drains the eastern part, starting at North Lake.
As of the census of 2000, there were 716 people, 283 households, and 215 families residing in the township. By 2020, its population was 616.