Grand Island Township, Michigan
| Grand Island Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Grand Island Township
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| Coordinates: 46°28′58″N 86°40′36″W / 46.48278°N 86.67667°WCoordinates: 46°28′58″N 86°40′36″W / 46.48278°N 86.67667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Alger |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.1 sq mi (127.1 km2) |
| • Land | 22.5 sq mi (58.2 km2) |
| • Water | 26.6 sq mi (68.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 47 |
| • Density | 2/sq mi (0.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-33380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626371 |
Grand Island Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township consists entirely of the Grand Island in Lake Superior just north of Munising, as well as a small portion of the mainland near the island where most of its residents reside. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 47. The entire island is designated as the Grand Island National Recreation Area.
Williams Landing is an unincorporated community in the township located on Center Road at Murray Bay (46°27′04″N 86°40′16″W / 46.45111°N 86.67111°W Elevation: 604 ft./184 m.).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 49.1 square miles (127.1 km2), of which 22.5 square miles (58.2 km2) is land and 26.6 square miles (68.9 km2), or 54.21%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 45 people, 18 households, and 10 families residing in the township. The population density was 2.0 per square mile (0.8/km²). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 2.2 per square mile (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.56% White, 2.22% Native American and 2.22% Asian. 24.1% were of Finnish, 17.2% English, 13.8% German, 6.9% Czechoslovakian, 6.9% French Canadian, 6.9% Polish and 6.9% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.
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