Mancelona Township, Michigan
| Mancelona Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Mancelona Township
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| Coordinates: 44°54′20″N 84°57′33″W / 44.90556°N 84.95917°WCoordinates: 44°54′20″N 84°57′33″W / 44.90556°N 84.95917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Antrim |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.4 sq mi (184.9 km2) |
| • Land | 71.1 sq mi (184.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,339 ft (408 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,400 |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (23.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49659 |
| Area code(s) | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-50640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626664 |
| Website | www |
Mancelona Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,400 at the 2010 census.
The village of Mancelona is located within the township at the junction of US 131 and M-88 and M-66. The Mancelona ZIP code, 49659, serves most of the township.
Antrim is a former company town on US 131 approximately one mile southwest of Mancelona at 44°53′24″N 85°04′26″W / 44.89000°N 85.07389°W. In the 1940 census it had 610 residents. It was not delineated in the 1950 census. John Otis & Company built a charcoal furnace in 1882. In 1883, E.K. Robinson platted and recorded the village with the name "Furnaceville" for Mr. Otis. Its station on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was named "Furnace". The village and depot were renamed Antrim after the Otis interests were bought by the Antrim Iron Company. Many of the settlers in this area were relocated from Kentucky to work in the local iron smelting plant.
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