Grand Island Township, Michigan

Grand Island Township, Michigan
Grand Island East Channel Light
Location within Alger County
Location within Alger County
Grand Island Township is located in Michigan
Grand Island Township
Grand Island Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Grand Island Township is located in the United States
Grand Island Township
Grand Island Township
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 46°28′58″N 86°40′36″W / 46.48278°N 86.67667°W / 46.48278; -86.67667
Country United States
State Michigan
County Alger
Established1905
Government
 • SupervisorJeff Cromell
 • ClerkDeanna Boyak
Area
 • Total49.1 sq mi (127.1 km2)
 • Land22.5 sq mi (58.2 km2)
 • Water26.6 sq mi (68.9 km2)
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total35
 • Density2.09/sq mi (0.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49862 (Munising)
Area code906
FIPS code26-33380[1]
GNIS feature ID1626371[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]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Island Township, Michigan
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.