Atwood, Michigan
| Banks Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Banks Township
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| Coordinates: 45°09′40″N 85°18′23″W / 45.16111°N 85.30639°WCoordinates: 45°09′40″N 85°18′23″W / 45.16111°N 85.30639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Antrim |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.2 sq mi (132.7 km2) |
| • Land | 44.9 sq mi (116.4 km2) |
| • Water | 6.3 sq mi (16.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,609 |
| • Density | 36/sq mi (13.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-05240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625881 |
| Website | www |
Banks Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,609.
Atwood is an unincorporated community at 45°10′45″N 85°20′43″W / 45.17917°N 85.34528°W at the junction of country road C-48 and US 31. Atwood was a lumber settlement with a post office operating from 1868 until 1905. Atwood is the birthplace of the writer Rex Beach, best known for his 1906 novel The Spoilers, which was made into a movie five times, most notably in 1930 starring Gary Cooper and in 1942 starring John Wayne.
Ellsworth is a village on the east side of the township.
Essex was a lumbering community in this township. It had a post office from 1900 until 1904.
Antrim City was a short-lived settlement on the Lake Michigan shores. Wood, Pearl and Company began shipping operations circa 1861. A post office operated from July 21, 1862, until April 19, 1882. The principals behind Wood, Pearl and Company, Orvis Wood, Lucius Pearl and Orin Adams had moved operations to Norwood, Michigan by 1867.
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