Rockland Township, Michigan

Rockland Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 226 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.82 square miles (242.99 km²), of which 92.75 square miles (240.22 km²) is land and 1.07 square miles (2.77 km²) (1.14%) is water.

Communities

• unincorporated community and census-designated place in the township at 46°44′17″N 89°10′47″W / 46.73806°N 89.17972°W / 46.73806; -89.17972.^[4] The Rockland Mine opened in 1847 and a post office named Rockland opened in January 1853 and closed in September 1860. A post office also opened at Minesota Mine in May 1857, which was renamed to National in March 1861. In December 1863, the National post office was changed to Rockford. A settlement named Rosendale was laid out by the Minesota Mining Company in 1858. Another settlement named Williamsburg was platted by William Sheppard and William Davey. A third settlement named Webster was platted by James Cooper. The three adjacent plats were consolidated into Rockland in 1864.^[5][6] Rockland has its own post office with the 49960 ZIP Code
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• Victoria was a settlement in the township housing workers at the Victoria Mine at 46°41′57″N 89°13′47″W / 46.69917°N 89.22972°W / 46.69917; -89.22972.^[7] A post office was established September 1899. The village was abandoned after the mine closed in 1921, although the post office operated until December 1935.^[8] Like some other mines in the area, Victoria Mine was financed by British interests and was named for Queen Victoria.^[5]