Detour Township, Michigan
| Detour Township, Michigan | |
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| Civil township | |
 Detour Township
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| Coordinates: 45°59′54″N 83°58′1″W / 45.99833°N 83.96694°WCoordinates: 45°59′54″N 83°58′1″W / 45.99833°N 83.96694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Chippewa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.4 sq mi (195.4 km2) |
| • Land | 48.8 sq mi (126.3 km2) |
| • Water | 26.7 sq mi (69.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 807 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (6.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-21770 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626180 |
Detour Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 807 at the 2010 census. The township is at the extreme eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula.
The area was organized in 1850 as Warren Township, named after Ebenezer Warren, the first postmaster of the township. The principal settlement, later known as De Tour Village, was named as Warrenville on an 1848 map. The village name was changed to Detour in 1856 and the township followed suit. The spelling of the village name was changed to "De Tour" in 1953.
The township is bordered by the St. Marys River to the north, Lake Huron to the south, and De Tour Passage to the east, which separates the township from Drummond Island. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 75.4 square miles (195.4 km2), of which 48.8 square miles (126.3 km2) is land and 26.7 square miles (69.1 km2), or 35.35%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 894 people, 418 households, and 265 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.3 per square mile (7.1/km²). There were 851 housing units at an average density of 17.4 per square mile (6.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 84.68% White, 11.74% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 3.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population.
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