Mathias Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 46°11′9″N 86°51′39″W / 46.18583°N 86.86083°WCoordinates: 46°11′9″N 86°51′39″W / 46.18583°N 86.86083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Alger |
Area | |
• Total | 72.0 sq mi (186.5 km2) |
• Land | 70.7 sq mi (183.1 km2) |
• Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 554 |
• Density | 8/sq mi (3.0/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-52360 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626710 |
Mathias Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 554 at the 2010 census.
Trenary is an unincorporated community at 46°11′43″N 86°58′11″W / 46.19528°N 86.96972°W. The town's name is familiar to many in the Upper Midwest, especially in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A food product from Trenary is "Trenary Toast", a style of Finnish rusk bread, based on the original korppu.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 72.0 square miles (186.5 km2), of which 70.7 square miles (183.1 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), or 1.87%, is water.
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As of the census of 2000, there were 571 people, 262 households, and 166 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.0 per square mile (3.1/km²). There were 465 housing units at an average density of 6.5 per square mile (2.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.32% White, 1.23% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.53% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population. 30.5% were of Finnish, 13.9% German, 7.3% United States or American, 6.8% English, 6.6% Swedish and 5.6% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.