Brevort Township, Michigan

For the unincorporated community in adjacent Moran Township, see Brevort, Michigan.

Brevort Township, Michigan
Civil township
Brevort Township Community Center
Brevort Township Community Center
Location within Mackinac County
Location within Mackinac County
Brevort Township is located in Michigan
Brevort Township
Brevort Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Brevort Township is located in the United States
Brevort Township
Brevort Township
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 46°02′46″N 84°50′35″W / 46.04611°N 84.84306°W / 46.04611; -84.84306
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMackinac
Established1881
Government
 • SupervisorEd Serwach
 • ClerkKaye Matelski
Area
[1]
 • Total98.84 sq mi (255.99 km2)
 • Land92.48 sq mi (239.52 km2)
 • Water6.36 sq mi (16.47 km2)
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total502
 • Density6.42/sq mi (2.48/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
49760 (Moran)
49780 (Rudyard)
Area code906
FIPS code26-097-10360[3]
GNIS feature ID1625975[4]
Websitewww.brevorttownship.com

Brevort Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 502,[2] down from 594 in 2010.[5]

The township was named after Henry Brevort (or Brevoort), a surveyor assigned to subdivide the area in 1845.[6] Most of the township land is within the eastern portion of the Hiawatha National Forest. The township includes part of the Mackinac Wilderness.

  1. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Brevort township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brevort Township, Michigan
  5. ^ "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. 31 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.