Detour Township, Michigan

DeTour Township, Michigan
DeTour Village Memorial Hall
DeTour Village Memorial Hall
Location within Chippewa County (red) and the administered village of DeTour (pink)
Location within Chippewa County (red) and the administered village of DeTour (pink)
DeTour Township is located in Michigan
DeTour Township
DeTour Township
Location within the state of Michigan
DeTour Township is located in the United States
DeTour Township
DeTour Township
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 45°59′54″N 83°58′01″W / 45.99833°N 83.96694°W / 45.99833; -83.96694
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyChippewa
Established1850 (Warner Township)
1856 (Detour Township)
1953 (DeTour Township)
Government
 • SupervisorThomas Lehman
 • ClerkMarilyn McGuire
Area
 • Total75.44 sq mi (195.39 km2)
 • Land48.77 sq mi (126.31 km2)
 • Water26.67 sq mi (69.07 km2)
Elevation
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total671
 • Density13.8/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49725 (DeTour Village)
49736 (Goetzville)
Area code906
FIPS code26-21770[2]
GNIS feature ID1626180[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

DeTour Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 671 at the 2020 census.[4] The township is at the extreme eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula.

  1. ^ Village of DeTour and DeTour Township (2024). "Village of DeTour and DeTour Township: Staff Directory". Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Detour Township, Michigan
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 2, 2024.