Breitung Township, Michigan
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
- The cities of Iron Mountain and Kingsford are in the southwest of the township, but are administratively autonomous.
- East Kingsford is a part of the Kingsford urban area, located in the township just east of the city boundary at 45°47′42″N 88°03′52″W / 45.79500°N 88.06444°W.
- Granite Bluff is an unincorporated community between Meriman and Randville at 45°56′22″N 88°03′13″W / 45.93944°N 88.05361°W.
- Merriman is an unincorporated community on M-95 about seven miles north of Iron Mountain at 45°55′03″N 88°03′20″W / 45.91750°N 88.05556°W
- Quinnesec is an unincorporated community, defined as a census-designated place in the township, just east of Kingsford and Iron Mountain.
- Skidmore is an unincorporated community.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | 5,930 | — | |
2010 | 5,853 | −1.3% | |
2020 | 5,831 | −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
- ^ Michigan Townships Association (2023). "Breitung Charter Township, Dickinson County, Michigan". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breitung Charter Township, Michigan
- ^ 'Glimpses Of Early Dickinson County,' William J. Cummings, March 2004
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Kingsford, Michigan
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Granite Bluff, Michigan
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Merriman, Michigan
- ^ "Skidmore, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "United States Census Bureau QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2022.