Arvon Township, Michigan
Arvon Township, Michigan | ||
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FIPS code 26-03660[2] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625852[3] | |
| Website | Official website | |
Arvon Township (/ɑːrvɒn/ ARR-vahn) is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 492.[4] Despite its name, Mount Arvon, the highest point in Michigan, is located just south of the township, in neighboring L'Anse Township.
Arvon Township's name is derived from that of the district of Carnarvon in Wales, famous for its slate industry, because of the deposits of slate in the township which were once the site of a failed quarry operation.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 131.4 square miles (340.2 km2), of which 124.0 square miles (321.1 km2) is land and 7.4 square miles (19.1 km2), or 5.62%, is water.[5]
Arvon Township includes the Abbaye Peninsula, which projects into Lake Superior to form Huron Bay. The bay is long and narrow so its waters are significantly more protected than those of the open lake. Much of the shoreline, particularly around the tip of the peninsula at Point Abbaye, is rocky, although there are some stretches of sandy beach.
Much of the land in Arvon Township is
Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities within the township. There are several unincorporated communities and historical locales:
- Arvon, named after the township in 1872, began as a slate quarry village. A post office operated from June 8, 1874, until November 18, 1879, and again from May 18, 1882, until October 14, 1893.[6][7]
- Aura is located at the base of the Point Abbaye peninsula on the northern side of Huron Bay.
- Huron Bay is a community located on Huron Bay a few miles southwest of Skanee. Here there is a convenience store and a tavern. Huron Bay was formerly the terminus of the Iron Range and Huron Bay Railroad, built to carry iron ore from Champion to Huron Bay. A post office was in operation from July 29, 1892, until January 31, 1894.[7][8]
- McComb Corner is an unincorporated community in the township.
- Skanee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within the township.
- St. Cyr is an unincorporated community in the township, lying on Huron Bay.
Demographics
As of the
In 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $31,705, and the median income for a family was $39,545. Males had a median income of $26,786 versus $22,292 for females. The
References
- ^ Arvon Township official website (2018). "Welcome to Arvon Township, Michigan". Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arvon Township, Michigan
- ^ a b c "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Arvon township, Baraga County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arvon Post Office (historical)
- ^ ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huron Bay Post Office (historical)
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