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Breitung Township, Michigan

Breitung Charter Township is a charter township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 5,831.

History

The township is named after Edward Breitung, a miner and U.S. Representative from Michigan.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 68.3 square miles (177 km), of which, 65.1 square miles (169 km) of it is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km) of it (4.70%) is water.

Communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20005,930
20105,853−1.3%
20205,831−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,930 people, 2,354 households, and 1,727 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.1 inhabitants per square mile (35.2/km). There were 2,601 housing units at an average density of 40.0 per square mile (15.4/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.35% White, 0.03% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.44% of the population in 2000. By the 2020 census, its population was 5,831.

References

  1. ^ Michigan Townships Association (2023). "Breitung Charter Township, Dickinson County, Michigan". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breitung Charter Township, Michigan
  4. ^ 'Glimpses Of Early Dickinson County,' William J. Cummings, March 2004
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Kingsford, Michigan
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Granite Bluff, Michigan
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Merriman, Michigan
  8. ^ "Skidmore, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  9. ^ "United States Census Bureau QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2022.