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 / 46.48278°N 86.67667°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[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626371[2] |
Grand Island Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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.[3]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Island Township, Michigan
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.