Boyne Valley Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 45°9′51″N 84°54′58″W / 45.16417°N 84.91611°WCoordinates: 45°9′51″N 84°54′58″W / 45.16417°N 84.91611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Charlevoix |
Area | |
• Total | 35.4 sq mi (91.8 km2) |
• Land | 34.8 sq mi (90.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,195 |
• Density | 34/sq mi (13.3/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-09860 |
GNIS feature ID | 1625966 |
Boyne Valley Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,195. The township contains the village of Boyne Falls and the Boyne Mountain ski resort.
The township is located in southeastern Charlevoix County and is bordered by Antrim County to the south. The village of Boyne Falls is located in the center of the township, along the South Branch of the Boyne River. The South Branch and North Branch join north of Boyne Falls, and the resulting Boyne River flows northwest to Boyne City at the southeastern end of Lake Charlevoix.
Boyne Mountain Resort is located on 1,152-foot-high (351 m) Boyne Mountain just west of Boyne Falls.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Boyne Valley Township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.8 km2), of which 34.8 square miles (90.1 km2) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2), or 1.91%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,215 people, 495 households, and 335 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.6 per square mile (13.3/km²). There were 653 housing units at an average density of 18.6 per square mile (7.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.78% White, 1.56% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.