Goetzville, Michigan
| Raber Township, Michigan | |
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| Civil township | |
 Raber Township
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| Coordinates: 46°3′53″N 84°9′17″W / 46.06472°N 84.15472°WCoordinates: 46°3′53″N 84°9′17″W / 46.06472°N 84.15472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Chippewa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143.1 sq mi (370.6 km2) |
| • Land | 97.8 sq mi (253.3 km2) |
| • Water | 45.3 sq mi (117.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 647 |
| • Density | 7/sq mi (2.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49736 (Goetzville), 49725 (De Tour Village, 49774 (Pickford |
| FIPS code | 26-66760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626949 |
| Website | www |
Raber Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 647 at the 2010 census.
Raber Township is located in eastern Chippewa County and is bordered to the northeast by the St. Marys River, with St. Joseph Island in the Algoma District of Ontario, Canada, on the far side. The southern boundary and part of the western boundary of the township follows the Mackinac County line, with the southern boundary very close to the northern shore of Lake Huron. Lake Superior State Forest occupies large areas in the northern and southern parts of the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 143.1 square miles (370.6 km2), of which 97.8 square miles (253.3 km2) is land and 45.3 square miles (117.3 km2), or 31.64%, is water.
De Tour Village is to the southeast, but the De Tour Village ZIP code, 49725, serves the southeast corner of Raber Township.Pickford is to the northwest, but the Pickford ZIP code, 49774, serves the northwest corner of Raber Township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 670 people, 310 households, and 208 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.8 per square mile (2.6/km²). There were 602 housing units at an average density of 6.1 per square mile (2.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.64% White, 0.60% African American, 4.33% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 3.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.
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