Gourley Township, Michigan
Gourley Township, Michigan | ||
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FIPS code 26-109-33160[3] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626366[4] | |
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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
- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c "P1. Race – Gourley township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gourley Township, Michigan
- ^ 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: ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
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