Norway Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Norway Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Label:Norway 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:Dickinson
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Don Byczek
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Joyce Giuliani
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:234.94
Area Land Km2:229.27
Area Water Km2:5.67
Area Total Sq Mi:90.71
Area Land Sq Mi:88.52
Area Water Sq Mi:2.19
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1535
Population Density Sq Mi:17.3
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:321
Elevation Ft:1053
Coordinates:45.8233°N -87.8892°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49801 (Iron Mountain)
49831 (Felch)
49834 (Foster City)
49852 (Loretto)
49870 (Norway)
49892 (Vulcan)
Area Code:906
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-59240[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626822

Norway Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,535 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.9sqmi, of which, 89.3sqmi of it is land and 1.6sqmi of it (1.77%) is water.

Communities

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,639 people, 630 households, and 468 families residing in the township. By 2020, its population was 1,535.

Notable person

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michigan Townships Association. Norway Township, Dickinson County, Michigan. 2023. October 15, 2023.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 134.