Garden Township, Michigan

Garden Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 750, down from 817 at the 2000 census. In 2012, it became home to the first wind farm in the Upper Peninsula, the 28 MW Garden Wind Farm.

Garden Township, Michigan
Location within Delta County (red) and the administered village of Garden (pink)
Garden Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Garden Township
Garden Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°58′06″N 86°32′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyDelta
Government
  SupervisorRichard Pichette
Area
  Total184.4 sq mi (477.6 km2)
  Land159.9 sq mi (414.2 km2)
  Water24.5 sq mi (63.4 km2)
Elevation
610 ft (186 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total750
  Density4.7/sq mi (1.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49817, 49835, 49854, 49878, 49895
Area code906
FIPS code26-31400
GNIS feature ID1626333
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