Breitung Charter Township, Michigan

Charter township in Michigan, United States

Breitung Township, Michigan

Charter township

Charter Township of Breitung

Location within Dickinson County (red) and the administered CDP of Quinnesec (pink)

Breitung Township

Location within the state of Michigan

Show map of Michigan

Breitung Township

Location within the United States

Show map of the United States

Coordinates: 45°48′31″N 88°01′47″W﻿ / ﻿45.80861°N 88.02972°W﻿ / 45.80861; -88.02972
Country| United States
State| Michigan
County| Dickinson
Established| 1876
Government

[1]

• Supervisor| Denny Olson
• Clerk| Wendy Larson
Area

• Total

| 67.89 sq mi (175.83 km2)
• Land| 64.27 sq mi (166.46 km2)
• Water| 3.62 sq mi (9.38 km2)
Elevation

| 1,161 ft (354 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 5,831
• Density| 91.1/sq mi (35.2/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)|

49801 (Iron Mountain)
49802 (Kingsford)
49870 (Norway)
49876 (Quinnesec)

Area code| 906
FIPS code| 26-10220[2]
GNIS feature ID| 1625974[3]
Website| Official website

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

[edit]

The township is named after Edward Breitung, a miner and U.S. Representative from Michigan.[4]

## Geography

[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 68.3 square miles (177 km2), of which, 65.1 square miles (169 km2) of it is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) of it (4.70%) is water.

## Communities

[edit]

* 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 / 45.79500; -88.06444.[5]
* 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 / 45.93944; -88.05361.[6]
* 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 / 45.91750; -88.05556[7]
* 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.[8]

## Demographics

[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

|
|
|

2000| 5,930| | —
2010| 5,853| | −1.3%
2020| 5,831| | −0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

As of the census[2] 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/km2). There were 2,601 housing units at an average density of 40.0 per square mile (15.4/km2). 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

[edit]

1. ^ Michigan Townships Association (2023). "Breitung Charter Township, Dickinson County, Michigan". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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.

## External links

[edit]

* Breitung Township, Michigan

* v
* t
* e

Municipalities and communities of Dickinson County, Michigan, United States

County seat: Iron Mountain

Cities|

* Iron Mountain
* Kingsford
* Norway

Map of Michigan highlighting Dickinson County.svg

Charter township|

* Breitung

Civil townships|

* Breen
* Felch
* Norway
* Sagola
* Waucedah
* West Branch

CDP|

* Quinnesec

Other
communities|

* Alfred
* Channing
* East Kingsford
* Felch
* Felch Mountain
* Floodwood
* Golden
* Granite Bluff
* Hardwood
* Hylas
* Loretto
* Merriman
* Metropolitan
* Ralph
* Randville
* Sagola
* Skidmore
* Spruce
* Theodore
* Turner
* Vulcan
* Waucedah

* Michigan portal
* United States portal

*[Pop.]: Population
*[%±]: Percent change
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template