Keeler, Michigan
| Keeler Township, Michigan | |
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 Keeler Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°6′21″N 86°10′33″W / 42.10583°N 86.17583°WCoordinates: 42°6′21″N 86°10′33″W / 42.10583°N 86.17583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Van Buren |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.0 sq mi (90.7 km2) |
| • Land | 34.0 sq mi (88.1 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,601 |
| • Density | 76.5/sq mi (29.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-42500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626555 |
Keeler Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 2,601.
Keeler Township is largely agricultural, though it has a large influx of summer visitors who own cottages or stay at summer resorts in the Sister Lakes area in the township's southwest corner. The Sister Lakes area, though unincorporated, has the largest collection of retail establishments in the township. (The area extends into adjacent Silver Creek Township in Cass County.)
Township offices are in Keeler, which also has some stores.
In the 1964 the Sister Lakes area gained national notoriety when an area resident reported seeing a Bigfoot-like creature. ABC News filed a report after hearing about monster hunters congregating in the area following the claimed sighting.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.0 square miles (91 km2), of which 34.0 square miles (88 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (2.88%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,601 people, 870 households, and 629 families residing in the township. The population density was 76.5 per square mile (29.5/km²). There were 1,562 housing units at an average density of 45.9 per square mile (17.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 88.85% White, 1.35% African American, 1.15% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 5.61% from other races, and 2.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.57% of the population.
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