Torch Lake Township, Houghton County, Michigan

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• Bootjack is an unincorporated community in the township, it borders the settlement called Dreamland and sits on Torch Lake. It is a fishing and recreational community.{{Cite book|title=A Guide to Michigan's Historic Keweenaw Copper District: Photographs, Maps, and Tours of the Keweenaw—Past and Present|last=Molloy|first=Lawrence J.|year=2011|publisher=Great Lakes GeoScience |isbn=978-0-979-1772-1-7}}
• Chickenville (sometimes called "Chickensville Location") is an unincorporated community between Lake Linden and Hubbell on M-26 at {{coord|47|10|56.65|N|88|25|3.04|W}}.
• Dreamland is an unincorporated community on the east side of Torch Bay at {{coord|47|05|52|N|88|24|47|W}}. The elevation is {{convert|616|ft|m|0}} above sea level. The town consists almost entirely of the Dreamland Inn and several docks. The Dreamland Inn was built in 1913 as a resort for those in the area.
• Hubbell is a Census-designated place that is partially located within the township. The Township Hall can be found here on Duncan Avenue. Hubbell is along the highway M-26. The other parts of Hubbell are inside Osceola Township.
• Jacobsville is an unincorporated community on the south side of the Keweenaw Peninsula near the outlet of the Keweenaw Waterway at {{coord|46|58|51|N|88|24|36|W}}. It is the site of sandstone quarries that are now shut down but formerly supplied red sandstone for buildings throughout North America and Europe.{{Cite book|title=The History of Jacobsville and its Sandstone Quarries|last=Monette|first=Clarence J.|year=1976|location=Lake Linden, Michigan}} It was founded by and named for John Henry Jacobs (1847–1934),{{cite book |title=The sandstone architecture of the Lake Superior region|last=Eckert|first=Kathryn Bishop|year=2000|publisher=Wayne State University Press|page=31|isbn=0814328075|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b68xzUc0y3IC&q=e+sandstone+architecture+of+the+Lake+Superior+region+By+Kathryn+Bishop+Eckert|access-date=17 July 2011}} a pioneer of its sandstone industry. The town had a post office from 29 November 1887 to 30 December 1964.{{cite book|last=Romig|first=Walter|title=Michigan place names|year=1973|publisher=Wayne State University Press|isbn=978-0-8143-1838-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-FPXEGRo-YC|access-date=15 December 2011|page=290}}
• Linwood is an unincorporated community immediately to the northwest of Chickenville.
• Little Traverse is an unincorporated community situated within the township.
• Mellonsville is an unincorporated community located between Hubbell and Tamarack City along M-26.
• Mud Lake is an unincorporated community located within the township.
• Point Mills is an unincorporated community within the township.
• Rabbit Bay is an unincorporated community lying on the bay of that name, on Keweenaw Bay on Lake Superior on the east side of the township.
• Rice Lake is an unincorporated community lying on the lake of that name.
• Senter is an unincorporated community about {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}} east of Dollar Bay and about {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} east of Hancock at {{coord|47|06|20|N|88|26|09|W}}. Located in the Copper Country of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, it is a small settlement with seven inhabited homes. Senter was named for successful 1800s era merchant John Senter. In its heyday it was the company town in which the employees of the Atlas Powder Company lived. The explosives plant produced dynamite for some of the area copper mines from the 1910s into the early 1960s.
• White City is a small area near Jacobsville. It is located at the entry from Lake Superior to the Portage canal. It was first known as "The Entry" then was renamed "White City" in 1907. The area was home to a resort, roller coaster, merry-go-round, and a recreational area in the early 1900s. It stayed open for about 20 years and is now a park with a pier and light house. There aren't really any remains of the old recreational area. All that is left is the pier where the steamships would dock and the coast guard buildings that were later built.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.0 square miles (240.9 km{{sup|2}}), of which 80.1 square miles (207.6 km{{sup|2}}) is land and 12.9 square miles (33.3 km{{sup|2}}) (13.83%) is water.

• The White City Park, located in the community of the same name, is a rural recreational area that is quite popular to individuals in northern Houghton County. It is located along the Portage Waterway. Within the park is a beach, swings, picnic shelters, a boat launch, barbecue grills, portable toilets, a pier, and a lighthouse. The beach is maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
• Rabbit Island, an isolated island in Lake Superior, is within the township even though it is located three miles east of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The island has never been developed and is maintained through conservation efforts. The island is the host of the Rabbit Island Residency, which permits certain artists to reside on the island during the summertime.{{Cite web|url=https://rabbitisland.org/about|title=About the Rabbit Island Foundation|website=Tumblr|access-date=2019-05-08}}
• The historic Jacobsville Finnish Lutheran Church is both a Michigan State Historic Site and on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1886, and its plain yet alluring design is an indication of the scale of the population that once inhabited the Jacobsville area.{{Cite web|url=https://gdlch.org/jacobsville-chapel/|title=Jacobsville Chapel – Gloria Dei Lutheran Church|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-08}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.michmarkers.com/default?page=L0532|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303000656/http://michmarkers.com/default?page=L0532|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 3, 2021|title=Finnish Lutheran Church / Jacobsville - MichMarkers|website=www.michmarkers.com|access-date=2019-05-08}}
• The Lake Linden—Hubbell Forest is owned by the adjacent Lake Linden—Hubbell School District. It is a 400-acre forested lot located adjoining Bootjack Road about five miles south of Lake Linden. The area includes opportunities for hiking and cross-country skiing, as well as a grid of geocache sites, a fire pit expanse, archery range, and a log cabin.
• The Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light is located within the White City Park. Completed in the year 1919, the lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/14000426.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081904/https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/14000426.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 11, 2017|title=Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light|website=www.nps.gov|access-date=2019-05-08}}
• The "Ernie" Poisson Memorial Park is a community park in Hubbell measuring about 7.3 acres in area. The park has a boat launch, docks, a beach area, picnic tables, a pavilion for more compact gatherings, portable toilets, and swings are present at the recreation area.

Jacobsville is a community in the Torch Lake Township.{{cite web|url = https://michigan.hometownlocator.com/mi/houghton/jacobsville.cfm |publisher = HomeTownLocator|title = Jacobsville (in Houghton County, MI) Populated Place Profile |access-date = December 20, 2023}} Jacobsville has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with warm summers and cold, snowy winters.

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|location = Jacobsville, Michigan, 1991–2020 normals: 650ft (198m)

|single line = Yes

| Jan record high F = 49

| Feb record high F = 61

| Mar record high F = 79

| Apr record high F = 76

| May record high F = 90

| Jun record high F = 92

| Jul record high F = 92

| Aug record high F = 93

| Sep record high F = 90

| Oct record high F = 87

| Nov record high F = 77

| Dec record high F = 55

| year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 42.4

|Feb avg record high F = 43.6

|Mar avg record high F = 57.7

|Apr avg record high F = 67.5

|May avg record high F = 82.8

|Jun avg record high F = 86.7

|Jul avg record high F = 89.2

|Aug avg record high F = 88.0

|Sep avg record high F = 83.8

|Oct avg record high F = 74.8

|Nov avg record high F = 58.4

|Dec avg record high F = 45.2

|year avg record high F = 90.5

|Jan high F = 23.5

|Feb high F = 25.4

|Mar high F = 34.3

|Apr high F = 46.4

|May high F = 59.9

|Jun high F = 70.1

|Jul high F = 76.7

|Aug high F = 75.2

|Sep high F = 67.4

|Oct high F = 53.0

|Nov high F = 39.5

|Dec high F = 28.5

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|Jan mean F = 16.3

|Feb mean F = 17.0

|Mar mean F = 23.8

|Apr mean F = 36.5

|May mean F = 47.9

|Jun mean F = 57.4

|Jul mean F = 63.8

|Aug mean F = 62.8

|Sep mean F = 55.7

|Oct mean F = 43.8

|Nov mean F = 32.4

|Dec mean F = 22.0

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 9.1

|Feb low F = 8.5

|Mar low F = 13.2

|Apr low F = 26.5

|May low F = 35.9

|Jun low F = 44.7

|Jul low F = 50.8

|Aug low F = 50.4

|Sep low F = 44.0

|Oct low F = 34.6

|Nov low F = 25.4

|Dec low F = 15.5

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -8.5

|Feb avg record low F = -12.6

|Mar avg record low F = -9.7

|Apr avg record low F = 11.6

|May avg record low F = 25.6

|Jun avg record low F = 32.4

|Jul avg record low F = 40.6

|Aug avg record low F = 40.0

|Sep avg record low F = 31.1

|Oct avg record low F = 24.1

|Nov avg record low F = 9.4

|Dec avg record low F = -2.2

|year avg record low F = -14.3

| Jan record low F = -18

| Feb record low F = -26

| Mar record low F = -23

| Apr record low F = -1

| May record low F = 22

| Jun record low F = 26

| Jul record low F = 36

| Aug record low F = 35

| Sep record low F = 28

| Oct record low F = 20

| Nov record low F = -1

| Dec record low F = -14

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|Jan precipitation inch = 1.97

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.40

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.46

|Apr precipitation inch = 2.86

|May precipitation inch = 3.37

|Jun precipitation inch = 3.26

|Jul precipitation inch = 3.23

|Aug precipitation inch = 2.80

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.49

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.99

|Nov precipitation inch = 2.40

|Dec precipitation inch = 2.40

|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 29.3

|Feb snow inch = 19.8

|Mar snow inch = 10.3

|Apr snow inch = 11.6

|May snow inch = 0.2

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = trace

|Oct snow inch = 1.4

|Nov snow inch = 14.1

|Dec snow inch = 27.0

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|source 2 = XMACIS (2010-2020 snowfall, records & monthly max/mins)

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As of the census of 2000, there were 1,860 people, 740 households, and 523 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.2 per square mile (9.0/km{{sup|2}}). There were 1,505 housing units at an average density of 18.8 per square mile (7.3/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 98.98% White, 0.43% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population. 28.3% were of Finnish, 17.0% French, 12.6% German, 7.7% Italian, 6.9% English and 6.9% French Canadian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 740 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,893, and the median income for a family was $43,077. Males had a median income of $31,307 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,158. About 6.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

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