St. Ignace Township, Michigan

Coordinates: 45°59′33″N 84°42′11″W / 45.99250°N 84.70306°W

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St. Ignace Township, Michigan
Civil township
St. Ignace Township Hall
Location within Mackinac County
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Coordinates: 45°59′33″N 84°42′11″W / 45.99250°N 84.70306°W / 45.99250; -84.70306
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Mackinac
Government
• Supervisor	Eric Danielson
• Clerk	Sheri Oja
Area ^[1]
• Total	142.01 sq mi (367.8 km²)
• Land	97.29 sq mi (252.0 km²)
• Water	44.72 sq mi (115.8 km²)
Elevation	1,279 ft (427 m)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	973
• Density	10.00/sq mi (3.86/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	49745 (Hessel) 49760 (Moran) 49780 (Rudyard) 49781 (St. Ignace)
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-097-70860^[3]
GNIS feature ID	1627028^[4]
Website	stignacetownship.org

St. Ignace Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 973.^[2]

The city of St. Ignace borders the township on the south, but the two are administered autonomously.

Geography

The township is located east of the geographic center of Mackinac County, extending from the Chippewa County line on the north to the city of St. Ignace at its southern border. The southeast portion of the township is within Lake Huron at its northwest end. Interstate 75 crosses the township from north to south, with access from three exits.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 142.01 square miles (367.80 km²), of which 97.29 square miles (251.98 km²) are land and 44.72 square miles (115.82 km²), or 31.49%, are water.^[1]

Communities

Charles was a settlement around a mill of the Sterling Lumber Company. It had a post office beginning in 1905.^[5]
Evergreen Shores is an unincorporated community in the township on Lake Huron approximately two miles north of St. Ignace at 45°54′03″N 84°44′11″W / 45.90083°N 84.73639°W / 45.90083; -84.73639 (Evergreen Shores, Michigan).^[6]

Demographics

According to the 2020 census, its population was 973, up from 939 in 2010.^[7]

Transportation

Interstate 75 passes through this township, with two exits in St. Ignace. Mackinac Trail, or H-63, passes through as well. The western terminus of M-134 and the southern terminus of M-123 are located here.

Notable person

Edward Fenlon, jurist and legislator

References

^ ^a ^b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "P1. Race – St. Ignace township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Ignace Township, Michigan
^ Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 110
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Evergreen Shores, Michigan
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

External links

Official website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Mackinac County, Michigan, United States
County seat: St. Ignace
Cities	Mackinac Island St. Ignace	Map of Michigan highlighting Mackinac County.svg
Civil townships	Bois Blanc Brevort Clark Garfield Hendricks Holmes (defunct) Hudson Marquette Moran Newton Portage St. Ignace
CDP	Naubinway
Other communities	Allenville Brevort Caffey Caffey Corner Cedarville Charles Corinne Curtis Engadine Epoufette Evergreen Shores Garnet Gilchrist Gould City Gros Cap Hessel Huntspur Kenneth Millecoquins Moran Ozark Patrick Landing Pickford‡ Pointe Aux Pins Pontchartrain Shores Port Dolomite Port Inland‡ Rexton Rockview Simmons
Indian reservations	Mackinac Indian Reservation‡ Sault Ste. Marie Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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