Breitung Charter Township, Michigan
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Breitung Township, Michigan
|official_name = Charter Township of Breitung
|settlement_type = Charter township
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|pushpin_map =Michigan#USA
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|pushpin_label =Breitung Township
|pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|image_map = Breitung Charter Township, MI 2020.png
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|map_caption = Location within Dickinson County (red) and the administered CDP of Quinnesec (pink)
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Michigan
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Dickinson
|government_footnotes = {{cite web|last=Michigan Townships Association|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=10220|title=Breitung Charter Township, Dickinson County, Michigan|date=2023|accessdate=January 15, 2023}}
|government_type =
|leader_title = Supervisor
|leader_name = Denny Olson
|leader_title1 = Clerk
|leader_name1 = Wendy Larson
|established_title = Established
|established_date = 1876
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes =
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 175.83
|area_land_km2 = 166.46
|area_water_km2 = 9.38
|area_total_sq_mi = 67.89
|area_land_sq_mi = 64.27
|area_water_sq_mi = 3.62
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 5831
|population_density_km2 = 35.2
|population_density_sq_mi = 91.1
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = 354
|elevation_ft = 1161
|coordinates = {{coord|45|48|31|N|88|01|47|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code(s)
|postal_code = 49801 (Iron Mountain)
49802 (Kingsford)
49870 (Norway)
49876 (Quinnesec)
|area_code = 906
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 26-10220{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 1625974{{GNIS|1625974}}
|website = {{URL|http://www.breitungtwp.org/|Official website}}
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Breitung Charter Township is a charter township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 5,831.
History
The township is named after Edward Breitung, a miner and U.S. Representative from Michigan.[http://www.dcl-lib.org/images/files/Genealogy/GOEDC.pdf 'Glimpses Of Early Dickinson County,' William J. Cummings, March 2004]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of {{convert|68.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|65.1|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}} of it (4.70%) is water.
Communities
- The cities of Iron Mountain and Kingsford are in the southwest of the township, but are administratively autonomous.
- East Kingsford is a part of the Kingsford urban area, located in the township just east of the city boundary at {{Coord|45|47|42|N|88|03|52|W|}}.{{Gnis|625204|East Kingsford, Michigan}}
- Granite Bluff is an unincorporated community between Meriman and Randville at {{Coord|45|56|22|N|88|03|13|W|}}.{{gnis|1617594|Granite Bluff, Michigan}}
- Merriman is an unincorporated community on M-95 about seven miles north of Iron Mountain at {{Coord|45|55|03|N|88|03|20|W|}}{{gnis|1617717|Merriman, Michigan}}
- Quinnesec is an unincorporated community, defined as a census-designated place in the township, just east of Kingsford and Iron Mountain.
- Skidmore is an unincorporated community.{{cite gnis|638053|Skidmore, Michigan}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align= left
|2000= 5930
|2010= 5853
|2020= 5831
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/breitungchartertownshipdickinsoncountymichigan,US/PST045221|title=United States Census Bureau QuickFacts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 26, 2022}}
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As of the census of 2000, there were 5,930 people, 2,354 households, and 1,727 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|91.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,601 housing units at an average density of {{convert|40.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.35% White, 0.03% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.44% of the population in 2000. By the 2020 census, its population was 5,831.
References
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External links
- [http://www.breitungtwp.org/ Breitung Township, Michigan]
{{Dickinson County, Michigan}}
Category:Townships in Dickinson County, Michigan
Category:Charter townships in Michigan
Category:Iron Mountain micropolitan area