Gerrish Township, Michigan
| Gerrish Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Location within Roscommon County |
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 Gerrish Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 44°28′5″N 84°41′6″W / 44.46806°N 84.68500°WCoordinates: 44°28′5″N 84°41′6″W / 44.46806°N 84.68500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Roscommon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.2 sq mi (96.4 km2) |
| • Land | 27.6 sq mi (71.6 km2) |
| • Water | 9.6 sq mi (24.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,072 |
| • Density | 111.2/sq mi (42.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-31960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626348 |
Gerrish Township is a civil township of Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,072 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96 km2), of which 27.6 square miles (71 km2) is land and 9.6 square miles (25 km2) (25.79%) is water.
The location started as the Gerrish Logging Camp. On April 5, 1880, at the camp, area residents met and elected officers for their newly formed township. The first Township Supervisor was James Watson. As originally platted, the township included present-day Gerrish, Lyon and Markey townships. In 1920 the boundary line was reestablished to its present lines. The second permanent town hall was built in 1970. The township borders on half of the Higgins Lake shoreline, Michigan's sixth largest inland lake. It is primarily a resort area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,072 people, 1,343 households, and 957 families residing in the township. The population density was 111.2 per square mile (42.9/km²). There were 3,366 housing units at an average density of 121.8 per square mile (47.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.24% White, 0.33% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
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