Wilson Township, Alpena County, Michigan
| Wilson Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Wilson Township
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| Coordinates: 45°0′29″N 83°37′12″W / 45.00806°N 83.62000°WCoordinates: 45°0′29″N 83°37′12″W / 45.00806°N 83.62000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Alpena |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.8 sq mi (206.7 km2) |
| • Land | 79.3 sq mi (205.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,029 |
| • Density | 26/sq mi (9.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-87680 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627277 |
Wilson Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,029 at the 2010 census.
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. The city of Alpena is a few miles east of the northeast corner of the township. The Alpena County Regional Airport is partially within the township.
Dafoe was an unincorporated community centered on a sawmill that also had a station on the Detroit & Mackinaw Railroad.Herron is an unincorporated community in the township at 45°01′23″N 83°38′49″W / 45.02306°N 83.64694°W. It was founded in 1920 by Fred Herron and named for him. A post office was established in 1920.
The ZIP code of 49744 serves most of western Wilson Township as well as small portions of Green Township to the west and Ossineke Township to the south. On October 30, 1952, a gas explosion in a shaft at a gold prospect mine in Herron killed five persons.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 79.8 square miles (206.7 km2), of which 79.3 square miles (205.3 km2) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2), or 0.67%, is water.
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