Garfield Township, Mackinac County, Michigan There are five other Garfield Townships in Michigan.
Garfield Township, Michigan Garfield Township, Michigan is positioned in Michigan Garfield Township, Michigan - Garfield Township, Michigan Garfield Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S.
Engadine is an unincorporated improve at 46 07 00 N 85 34 15 W on M-117 at the junction with H-40 (Hiawatha Trail), and approximately one mile (1.6 km) north of the southern end of M-117 at US 2. It is approximately three miles (4.8 km) west of Millecoquins and four miles (6.4 km) east of Gould City.
In December 1893, a barns agent titled Sam Peterson, who was a native of Switzerland, had the name changed to Engadine after the scenic Swiss valley. The Engadine ZIP code 49827 serves the and central portions of Garfield Township as well portions of Portage Township and Newton Township. Gilchrist is an unincorporated improve at 46 08 34 N 85 23 05 W on H-40 (Hiawatha Trail), approximately six miles (9.7 km) east of Millecoquins and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Garnet. It was a lumber settlement with a station on the Minneapolis, St.
Millecoquins is an unincorporated improve at 46 08 07 N 85 30 27 W on H-40 (Hiawatha Trail), approximately three miles (4.8 km) east of Engadine and 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west of Garnet.
It is on the southern end of Millecoquins Lake, which divides the upper and lower segments of the Millecoquins River. The name Millecoquins (pronounced "mel-a-coke-ins)" is a French word meaning "a thousand thieves", which was derived from the Indian terms Manana koking or Minakoking, meaning a place where the hardwood is plentiful. Naubinway is an unincorporated improve at 46 05 33 N 85 26 51 W on US 2 approximately six miles (9.7 km) east of the junction with M-117 and 15 miles (24 km) west of Epoufette along the Lake Michigan shore. [Knob-in-way] Originally a lumbering town, the name derives from an Indian term meaning "place of echoes".
A postal service was established in November 1879. The Naubinway ZIP code 49762 serves the southern and easterly portions of Garfield Township, as well as all of Hudson Township, most of Hendricks Township, and a portion of Moran Township. Naubinway is known as the home of the Garlyn Zoo.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the township has a total region of 137.4 square miles (356 km2), of which 134.1 square miles (347 km2) is territory and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), or 2.36%, is water.
At a roadside park, approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of Naubinway at 46 05 50 N 85 23 51 W, a historical marker was erected in 1965 to memorialize the northernmost point of Lake Michigan, which is positioned approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the park.
This point is momentous because it marked the initial boundary of Michigan Territory as established by the U.S.
The boundary ran through the center of Lake Michigan to the northernmost extremity, and from thence due north to the northern boundary of the United States.
The ethnic makeup of the township was 82.09% White, 0.08% African American, 12.47% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.48% from other competitions, and 4.72% from two or more competitions.
In the township the populace was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garfield Township, Mackinac County, Michigan "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Garfield township, Mackinac County, Michigan".
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Engadine, Michigan Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilchrist, Michigan Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millecoquins, Michigan Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Naubinway, Michigan Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Naubinway Rest Area Northernmost Point of Lake Michigan, Michigan Historical Markers Municipalities and communities of Mackinac County, Michigan, United States
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Townships in Mackinac County, Michigan - Townships in Michigan
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