DeTour Village, Michigan
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DeTour Village, Michigan | |
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| Village of DeTour | |
| Looking north along Ontario Street (M-134) Looking north along Ontario Street (M-134) | |
| Location within Chippewa County Location within Chippewa County | |
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| Coordinates: 45°59′52″N 83°54′12″W / 45.99778°N 83.90333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Chippewa |
| Township | DeTour |
| Incorporated | 1899 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 263 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49725 |
| Area code(s) | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-21780[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0624391[2] |
| Website | Official website |
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DeTour Village (/di.tuər/ DEE-tu-ər) is a village in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 263 at the 2020 census.
The village is at the extreme eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in Detour Township, at the turning point for the shipping channel connecting the St. Mary's River with Lake Huron and the Straits of Mackinac. Drummond Island, one of the largest islands in the St. Mary's River, is only one mile across the river from DeTour. The DeTour Reef Light is nearby.
History
[edit]The place was originally an Ojibwe settlement. It was connected with the fur trade and over time it came to have a large Metis population. Over time the Metis inhabitants were redefined as being French-Canadian.
The area was organized in 1850 as Warren Township, named after Ebenezer Warren, the first postmaster of the township. The settlement was called Warrenville on an 1848 map. The name was changed to Detour in 1856 when a new postmaster, Henry A. Williams, assumed office. It incorporated as a village in 1899. The spelling was changed to "DeTour" in 1953 and the post office was renamed "DeTour Village" in 1961.[4]
M-134 runs through the village, connecting with I-75 43 miles (69 km) to the west and with M-129 25 miles (40 km) to the west, which runs north 37 miles (60 km) to Sault Ste. Marie. M-134 also continues east to Drummond Island via the Drummond Island Ferry.
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.38 square miles (21.70 km2), of which 3.55 square miles (9.19 km2) is land and 4.83 square miles (12.51 km2) is water.[5]
Climate
[edit]Demographics
[edit]Major highways
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References
[edit]- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Template:GNIS
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
External links
[edit]Template:Chippewa County, Michigan
Coordinates: 45°59′40″N 83°54′10″W / 45.99444°N 83.90278°W
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- Villages in Chippewa County, Michigan
- Villages in Michigan
- 1899 establishments in Michigan
- Populated places in the United States established in 1899
- Populated places on Lake Huron in the United States