Grand Island Township, Michigan
Grand Island Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Grand Island Township, Michigan | |
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Location within Alger County | |
Grand Island Township Location within the state of Michigan Grand Island Township Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′58″N 86°40′36″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Alger |
| Established | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Jeff Cromell |
| • Clerk | Deanna Boyak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.1 sq mi (127.1 km2) |
| • Land | 22.5 sq mi (58.2 km2) |
| • Water | 26.6 sq mi (68.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 35 |
| • Density | 2.09/sq mi (0.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49862 (Munising) |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-33380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626371 |
Located along the shores of Lake Superior, the township includes Grand Island, which is designated as the Grand Island National Recreation Area. The township also includes a small portion of the nearby mainland where most of its residents reside along M-28 just north of the city of Munising. At the 2020 census, the township population was 35, which ranked Grand Island Township as the second-least populated municipality in the state after Pointe Aux Barques Township.
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