Alpena Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter Township of Alpena | |
.jpg) Thunder Bay Island Light on Thunder Bay Island within Alpena Township | |
 Location within Alpena County | |
  Alpena Township Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′05″N 83°26′23″W / 45.08472°N 83.43972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Alpena |
| Established | 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Nathan Skibbe |
| • Clerk | Michele Palevich |
| Area | |
• Total | 141.21 sq mi (365.7 km2) |
| • Land | 104.45 sq mi (270.5 km2) |
| • Water | 36.76 sq mi (95.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,116 |
| • Density | 86.7/sq mi (33.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-01760[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625833[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Alpena Township, officially the Charter Township of Alpena, is a charter township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 9,116. The city of Alpena is surrounded by the township, but the two are administered autonomously. Alpena Township is the fourth-largest township by population in Northern Michigan, and the largest outside Grand Traverse County.