Trout Lake Township, Michigan | |
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Civil township | |
Canadian National Railway's grade crossing in the downtown of the unincorporated community of Trout Lake.
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Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 46°11′55″N 84°57′47″W / 46.19861°N 84.96306°WCoordinates: 46°11′55″N 84°57′47″W / 46.19861°N 84.96306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Chippewa |
Area | |
• Total | 143.6 sq mi (372.0 km2) |
• Land | 141.4 sq mi (366.2 km2) |
• Water | 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 384 |
• Density | 3/sq mi (1.0/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 49793 |
Area code(s) | 906 |
FIPS code | 26-80600 |
GNIS feature ID | 1627173 |
Website | www |
Trout Lake Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 384 at the 2010 census, down from 465 at the 2000 census.
The township is in southwestern Chippewa County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is bordered to the south and west by Mackinac County. The unincorporated community of Trout Lake is in the southwestern part of the township, near the lake of the same name.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 143.6 square miles (372.0 km2), of which 141.4 square miles (366.2 km2) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.8 km2), or 1.56%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 465 people, 212 households, and 143 families residing in the township. The population density was 3.3 per square mile (1.3/km²). There were 479 housing units at an average density of 3.4 per square mile (1.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.83% White, 5.59% Native American, and 2.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.
There were 212 households out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.65.