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Lachine, Michigan

Long Rapids Township, Michigan
Township
Township hall in Lachine
Township hall in Lachine
Location of Long Rapids Twp. within Alpena County
Location of Long Rapids Twp. within Alpena County
LongRapidsTownship is located in Michigan
LongRapidsTownship
Long
Rapids
Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°8′3″N 83°42′34″W / 45.13417°N 83.70944°W / 45.13417; -83.70944Coordinates: 45°8′3″N 83°42′34″W / 45.13417°N 83.70944°W / 45.13417; -83.70944
Country United States
State Michigan
County Alpena
Area
 • Total 54.7 sq mi (141.6 km2)
 • Land 54.2 sq mi (140.4 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation 709 ft (216 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,010
 • Density 19/sq mi (7.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 26-49360
GNIS feature ID 1626641
Website www.longrapidstownship.org

Long Rapids Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,010 at the 2010 census.

Godfrey was the name of a post office here from 1883 until 1912.

Lachine is an unincorporated community near the southern boundary of the township on M-65 less than a mile north of its junction with M-32 at 45°04′39″N 83°42′58″W / 45.07750°N 83.71611°W / 45.07750; -83.71611 It was founded in 1909 as a station on a branch of the Detroit and Mackinac Railway, named by a railroad conductor from Lachine, Quebec, Canada. A post office was established in March 1910. The Lachine ZIP code, 49753, includes most of the southern portion of Long Rapids Township, as well as most of southern Wellington Township to the west and large portions of Wilson Township, Green Township, and Ossineke Township.

Leer is an unincorporated community near the northern boundary of the township at 45°11′52″N 83°44′22″W / 45.19778°N 83.73944°W / 45.19778; -83.73944 The rural settlement was named after Lier, Norway, by the Norwegian immigrants who settled here. A post office operated from March 1901 until April 1910. Leer and the northern portion of Long Rapids Township is served by the Posen ZIP code of 49776.


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