Spalding Township, Michigan
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{{distinguish|Spaulding Township, Michigan}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Spalding Township, Michigan
|settlement_type = Civil township
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|pushpin_label = Spalding Township
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|map_caption = Location within Menominee County (red) and the state of Michigan; administered village of Powers in pink
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Michigan
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Menominee
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|leader_title = Supervisor
|leader_name = James Moraska
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1871
|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_sq_mi = 163.0
|area_land_sq_mi = 162.6
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.4
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 1599
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|population_density_sq_mi = 9.8
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
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|elevation_m = 278
|elevation_ft = 912
|coordinates = {{coord|45|45|34|N|87|31|42|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP Codes
|postal_code = 49874 (Powers)
49886 (Spalding)
49873 (Perronville)
|area_code = 906
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 26-109-75350{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov |publisher = United States Census Bureau |access-date = 2008-01-31 |title = U.S. Census website }}
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|blank1_info = 1627101{{gnis|1627101}}
|website = {{URL|www.powers-spalding.org}}
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Spalding Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,599 at the 2020 census. It is named after Jesse Spalding (1833–1904), who operated a steam sawmill at the village in the township that now bears his name.{{cite news |title = Titan of Lumbering Left Name on U.P. Community |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1309616/jesse_spalding/ |newspaper = The Escanaba Daily Press |date = September 23, 1959 |page = 17 |via = Newspapers.com |access-date = November 18, 2014 }}{{cite news |title = Spalding Often Being Misspelled |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/467930/jesse_spalding/ |newspaper = The Escanaba Daily Press |date = September 20, 1939 |page = 5 |via = Newspapers.com |access-date = November 18, 2014 }}
Geography
The township is in northern Menominee County, extending {{convert|24|mi}} from north to south. It is bordered to the north by Marquette County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of {{convert|163.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|162.6|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.24%, are water. Most of the township is drained by the Cedar River, which flows south and east toward Green Bay on Lake Michigan. The river passes between the communities of Powers and Spalding in the southern part of the township. The northern part of the township is drained by the West Branch of the Ford River, a southeast-flowing tributary of Lake Michigan.
Communities
- The village of Powers is in the southwest part of the township, at the junction of U.S. Routes 2 and 41.
- The unincorporated community of Spalding is in the southeast part of the township, bordered to the west by Powers. U.S. Route 2 and 41 run concurrently through the community, leading east to Escanaba.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1880= 1131
|1890= 1915
|1900= 3326
|1910= 1759
|1920= 1377
|1930= 1406
|1940= 1555
|1950= 1634
|1960= 1382
|1970= 1632
|1980= 1842
|1990= 1536
|2000= 1761
|2010= 1674
|2020= 1599
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.html|title=Decennial Census Official Publications|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=October 16, 2023}}
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As of the census of 2000, there were 1,761 people, 625 households, and 426 families residing in the township. By 2020, its population was 1,599.
References
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External links
- {{Official|www.powers-spalding.org}}
{{Menominee County, Michigan}}
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Category:Townships in Menominee County, Michigan