Bliss Township, Michigan | |
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 Bliss Township Hall | |
 Location within Emmet County | |
  Bliss Township Location within the state of Michigan  Bliss Township Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′47″N 84°55′12″W / 45.69639°N 84.92000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Emmet |
| Established | 1877 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Philip Lechowicz |
| • Clerk | Debra Prout |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.03 sq mi (119.2 km2) |
| • Land | 43.66 sq mi (113.1 km2) |
| • Water | 2.37 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 568 |
| • Density | 13.0/sq mi (5.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-08980[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625947[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Bliss Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 568.[3] It was named after Governor Aaron T. Bliss.[4] Bliss was first platted as allotments for members of the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians in the late 1800s. Bliss Township is the location of Wilderness State Park and White Shoal Light.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bliss Township, Michigan
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ 1999 Michigan Encyclopedia, retrieved 3-Nov-2014