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Channing, Michigan

Sagola Township, Michigan
Township
Sagola Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Sagola Township, Michigan
Sagola Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°7′57″N 88°3′13″W / 46.13250°N 88.05361°W / 46.13250; -88.05361Coordinates: 46°7′57″N 88°3′13″W / 46.13250°N 88.05361°W / 46.13250; -88.05361
Country United States
State Michigan
County Dickinson
Area
 • Total 162.8 sq mi (421.8 km2)
 • Land 160.3 sq mi (415.2 km2)
 • Water 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
Elevation 1,355 ft (413 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,106
 • Density 6.9/sq mi (2.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 49881 & 49815
Area code(s) 906
FIPS code 26-70600
GNIS feature ID 1627022

Sagola Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,106 at the 2010 census, slightly down from 1,169 at the 2000 census.

There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a few small unincorporated communities.

Much of the township is the Copper Country State Forest. The northwest portion is drained by the Michigamme River. A small portion of the northeast is drained by tributaries of the Escanaba River. The central portion is drained by the Ford River, and the south by the Sturgeon River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 162.8 square miles (422 km2), of which, 160.3 square miles (415 km2) of it is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) of it (1.55%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,169 people, 475 households, and 323 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.3 per square mile (2.8/km²). There were 930 housing units at an average density of 5.8 per square mile (2.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.20% White, 0.86% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population. 11.7% were of Swedish, 7.6% Irish, 7.5% Italian, 6.7% English, 6.7% French, 5.8% Finnish and 5.1% American ancestry according to Census 2000.


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