Crystal Falls Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 46°12′1″N 88°20′18″W / 46.20028°N 88.33833°WCoordinates: 46°12′1″N 88°20′18″W / 46.20028°N 88.33833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Iron |
Area | |
• Total | 235.2 sq mi (609.1 km2) |
• Land | 228.7 sq mi (592.4 km2) |
• Water | 6.4 sq mi (16.7 km2) |
Elevation | 1,473 ft (449 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,722 |
• Density | 7.5/sq mi (2.9/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 49920 |
Area code(s) | 906 |
FIPS code | 26-19150 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626147 |
Crystal Falls Township is a civil township of Iron County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,722. The City of Crystal Falls is located in the southern portion of the township, but is administratively autonomous.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 235.2 square miles (609 km2), of which 228.7 square miles (592 km2) is land and 6.4 square miles (17 km2) (2.74%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,722 people, 737 households, and 487 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.5 people per square mile (2.9/km²). There were 1,207 housing units at an average density of 5.3 per square mile (2.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.79% White - of which 19.9% were of Finnish, 14.1% German, 12.1% Italian, 10.6% Polish, 10.0% Swedish, and 6.5% English ancestry - 0.23% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.06% from other races, 0.35% Hispanic or Latino, and 1.51% from two or more races.