Gourley Township, Michigan

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Gourley Township, Michigan
Location within Menominee County and the state of Michigan
Location within Menominee County and the state of Michigan
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Coordinates: 45°36′23″N 87°22′42″W / 45.60639°N 87.37833°W / 45.60639; -87.37833Coordinates: 45°36′23″N 87°22′42″W / 45.60639°N 87.37833°W / 45.60639; -87.37833
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMenominee
Established1920
Area
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Elevation
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Population
 • Total451
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Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
49812 (Carney)
49896 (Wilson)
Area code(s)906
FIPS code26-109-33160[3]
GNIS feature ID1626366[4]
Websitewww.gourleytownship.org

Gourley Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 451 at the 2020 census.[2]

Gourley Township was established in 1920.[5]

Geography

The township is in eastern Menominee County, bordered to the east by Delta County. It is 8 miles (13 km) east of Carney and 52 miles (84 km) by road northeast of Menominee, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km2) are land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2), or 0.10%, are water.[1] The Cedar River, a tributary of Lake Michigan, flows across the township from north to south.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 409 people, 166 households, and 124 families residing in the township. In 2020, there were 451 people in the township.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "P1. Race – Gourley township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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  5. Romig 1986, p. 230.

Sources

  • Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.

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