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Mathias Township, Michigan

Mathias Township, Michigan
Township
Mathias Township is located in Michigan
Mathias Township
Mathias Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°11′9″N 86°51′39″W / 46.18583°N 86.86083°W / 46.18583; -86.86083Coordinates: 46°11′9″N 86°51′39″W / 46.18583°N 86.86083°W / 46.18583; -86.86083
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 / 46.19528; -86.96972. 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.


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