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Garfield Township, Mackinac County, Michigan

Coordinates: 46°08′40″N 85°30′23″W / 46.14444°N 85.50639°W / 46.14444; -85.50639
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Garfield Township, Michigan
Garfield Township Municipal Building
Garfield Township Municipal Building
Location within Mackinac County
Location within Mackinac County
Garfield Township is located in Michigan
Garfield Township
Garfield Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Garfield Township is located in the United States
Garfield Township
Garfield Township
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 46°08′40″N 85°30′23″W / 46.14444°N 85.50639°W / 46.14444; -85.50639
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMackinac
Government
 • SupervisorDonald Butkovitch
 • ClerkPaula Fillman
Area
 • Total137.56 sq mi (356.28 km2)
 • Land134.52 sq mi (348.41 km2)
 • Water3.04 sq mi (7.87 km2)
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Population
 • Total1,166
 • Density8.52/sq mi (3.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
49762 (Naubinway)
49827 (Engadine)
Area code906
FIPS code26-097-31620[3]
GNIS feature ID1626339[4]

Garfield Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,146 at the 2010 census,[5] and 1,166 in 2020.[6]

Geography

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The township is in western Mackinac County. It is bordered by Portage Township and Newton Township to the west and Hudson Township to the east, all in Mackinac County, and by Pentland Township in Luce County to the north. The southern border of the township is the shore of Lake Michigan.

Garfield Township is the location of the northernmost point of Lake Michigan. The location, near Naubinway, was designated as a Michigan State Historic Site named "the Northernmost Point of Lake Michigan" on April 14, 1964. This point was used to draw the westernmost boundary of the Michigan Territory when it was created in 1805. West of this point belonged to the Indiana Territory until the Michigan Territory expanded westward in 1818.[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Garfield Township has a total area of 137.56 square miles (356.28 km2), of which 134.52 square miles (348.41 km2) are land and 3.04 square miles (7.87 km2) (2.26%) are water.[1]

Communities

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Transportation

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Highways

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  • US 2 runs east–west along the southern edge of the township along the Lake Michigan coastline.
  • H-40, known locally as Hiawatha Trail, runs east–west through the center of the township.

Bus service

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "P1. Race – Garfield township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garfield Township, Mackinac County, Michigan
  5. ^ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 31 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  7. ^ The Historical Marker Database (February 1, 2021). "The Northernmost Point of Lake Michigan". Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Engadine, Michigan
  9. ^ a b c d Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
  10. ^ "49827 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilchrist, Michigan
  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millecoquins, Michigan
  13. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Naubinway, Michigan
  14. ^ "49762 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  15. ^ "ST. IGNACE-SAULT STE. MARIE-IRONWOOD" (PDF). Indian Trails. January 15, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2013.