Bay Mills Township, Michigan
| Bay Mills Township, Michigan | |
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| Civil township | |
 Bay Mills Township
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| Coordinates: 46°27′17″N 84°41′15″W / 46.45472°N 84.68750°WCoordinates: 46°27′17″N 84°41′15″W / 46.45472°N 84.68750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Chippewa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 98.0 sq mi (253.7 km2) |
| • Land | 64.7 sq mi (167.6 km2) |
| • Water | 33.2 sq mi (86.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,477 |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (8.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-06070 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625894 |
| Website | https://sites.google.com/site/baymillstownshiporg/ |
Bay Mills Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,477.
Bay Mills Township is in northern Chippewa County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is bordered to the north by Whitefish Bay of Lake Superior and to the northeast by the St. Marys River. By road, the community of Bay Mills is 20 miles (32 km) west of Sault Ste. Marie. All but the eastern end of the township is within Hiawatha National Forest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 98.0 square miles (253.7 km2), of which 64.7 square miles (167.6 km2) is land and 33.2 square miles (86.0 km2), or 33.92%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,214 people, 485 households, and 345 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.8 per square mile (7.2/km²). There were 996 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (5.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 44.98% White, 51.40% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 3.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population. The ancestry make up was 41.51% Ojibwe, 6.7% German, 6.6% French, 6.6% Irish, 6.2% English, 3.0% American, 2.7% French Canadian, 2.6% Scottish, 2.6% Norwegian, 2.4% Italian.
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