Pickford Township, Michigan | |
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Civil township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 46°10′58″N 84°21′8″W / 46.18278°N 84.35222°WCoordinates: 46°10′58″N 84°21′8″W / 46.18278°N 84.35222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Chippewa |
Area | |
• Total | 119.5 sq mi (309.5 km2) |
• Land | 108.3 sq mi (280.4 km2) |
• Water | 11.3 sq mi (29.2 km2) |
Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,595 |
• Density | 15/sq mi (5.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 49774 (Pickford), 49710 (Barbeau), 49736 (Goetzville, 49752 (Kinross), 49788 (Kincheloe) |
Area code(s) | 906 |
FIPS code | 26-63980 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626899 |
Pickford Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,595.
Pickford Township is located in southeastern Chippewa County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is bordered to the south by Mackinac County. The northeastern part of the township extends into Munuscong Lake, a large bay on the St. Marys River. The Munuscong River flows through the center of the township into Munuscong Lake, passing the communities of Pickford, Stirlingville, and Kelden.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 119.5 square miles (309.5 km2), of which 108.3 square miles (280.4 km2) is land and 11.3 square miles (29.2 km2), or 9.42%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,584 people, 607 households, and 475 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.6 per square mile (5.6/km²). There were 776 housing units at an average density of 7.2 per square mile (2.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.11% White, 0.06% African American, 5.81% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.