Grand Island Township, Michigan
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Grand Island Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Grand Island Township, Michigan | |
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Coordinates: 46°28′58″N 86°40′36″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Alger |
Established | 1905 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Jeff Cromell |
• Clerk | Deanna Boyak |
Area | |
• Total | 49.1 sq mi (127.1 km2) |
• Land | 22.5 sq mi (58.2 km2) |
• Water | 26.6 sq mi (68.9 km2) |
Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 35 |
• Density | 2.09/sq mi (0.81/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 49862 (Munising) |
Area code | 906 |
FIPS code | 26-33380[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1626371[2] |
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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]