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Whitefish Township, Michigan

Coordinates: 46°37′17″N 85°05′23″W / 46.62139°N 85.08972°W / 46.62139; -85.08972
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Whitefish Township, Michigan
Township Community Center in Paradise
Township Community Center in Paradise
Location within Chippewa County
Location within Chippewa County
Whitefish Township is located in Michigan
Whitefish Township
Whitefish Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Whitefish Township is located in the United States
Whitefish Township
Whitefish Township
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 46°37′17″N 85°05′23″W / 46.62139°N 85.08972°W / 46.62139; -85.08972
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyChippewa
Organized1888
Government
 • SupervisorFrank Lada
 • ClerkGlenn Gomery
Area
 • Total293.64 sq mi (760.5 km2)
 • Land241.50 sq mi (625.5 km2)
 • Water52.14 sq mi (135.0 km2)
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total474
 • Density1.96/sq mi (0.76/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49728 (Eckerman)
49748 (Hulbert)
49768 (Paradise)
Area code906
FIPS code26-86700[1]
GNIS feature ID1627260[2]
Whitefish Township
Informational Designation
Location7052 M-123
Paradise, Michigan 49768
Coordinates46°36′29″N 85°02′17″W / 46.608171°N 85.037948°W / 46.608171; -85.037948
DesignatedMarch 15, 1990

Whitefish Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 474 at the 2020 census.

With a land area of 241.50 square miles (625.48 km2), Whitefish Township is the sixth-largest municipality in the state by land area and among the least-densely populated. Located along Whitefish Bay on the shores of Lake Superior, the township contains Whitefish Point Light and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, as well as portions of Tahquamenon Falls State Park.

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 293.64 square miles (760.52 km2), of which 241.50 square miles (625.48 km2) is land and 52.14 square miles (135.04 km2) (17.76%) is water.[3] Whitefish Township is the sixth-largest municipality by land area in the state after the townships of McMillan, Marenisco, Hiawatha, Watersmeet, and L'Anse.

Whitefish Township occupies the northwest corner of Chippewa County in the Upper Peninsula. It is on the shores of Lake Superior to the north with Whitefish Bay to the east. Whitefish Point forms the northern tip of the township and also includes Vermilion Point to the west. The township of Bay Mills, Chippewa, and Hulbert are to the south and southeast, while McMillan Township in Luce County borders to the west.

The mouth of the Tahquamenon River is within the township. The eastern portion of Tahquamenon Falls State Park, including the Lower Tahquamenon Falls, is within Whitefish Township, while a smaller portion of the state park extends west into McMillan Township. The township also contains Whitefish Point Light, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, and the Whitefish Point Unit of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge.

Major highways

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  • M-123 runs south–north through the township before turning east within the community of Paradise.
  • Whitefish Bay National Forest Scenic Byway (Lake Superior Shoreline Road) enters briefly in the southern portion of the township before having its western terminus at M-123.

Communities

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Demographics

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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 588 people, 285 households, and 196 families residing in the township. By 2020, its population was 474.

Images

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References

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  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitefish Township, Michigan
  3. ^ "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. 19 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emerson, Michigan
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paradise, Michigan
  6. ^ UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2021). "ZIP Code 49768: Paradise". Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "49768 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shelldrake, Michigan
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snug Harbor, Michigan
  10. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Timberlost, Michigan
  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vermilion, Michigan
  12. ^ Romig 1986, p. 571.
  13. ^ U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association. "Vermilion Point Life-Saving Station (1876 Station only) Paradise, MI". Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  14. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitefish Landing, Michigan
  15. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitefish Point, Michigan
  16. ^ Romig 1986, p. 599.
  17. ^ MichMarkers.com (2021). "Post Office: Registered Site L0724". Retrieved March 23, 2021.

Sources

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  • Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. pp. 181, 571, 599. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.