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Ingallston Township, Michigan

Coordinates: 45°17′30″N 87°27′54″W / 45.29167°N 87.46500°W / 45.29167; -87.46500
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Ingallston Township, Michigan
Location within Menominee County and the state of Michigan
Location within Menominee County and the state of Michigan
Ingallston Township is located in Michigan
Ingallston Township
Ingallston Township
Ingallston Township is located in the United States
Ingallston Township
Ingallston Township
Coordinates: 45°17′30″N 87°27′54″W / 45.29167°N 87.46500°W / 45.29167; -87.46500
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMenominee
Area
 • Total
71.7 sq mi (186 km2)
 • Land70.9 sq mi (184 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
Population
 • Total
924
 • Density13.0/sq mi (5.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
49858 (Menominee)
49893 (Wallace)
49887 (Stephenson)
Area code906
FIPS code26-109-40600[3]
GNIS feature ID1626513[4]

Ingallston Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 924 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

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The township is in southern Menominee County, bordered to the southeast by Lake Michigan's Green Bay. State highway M-35 crosses the township from northeast to southwest, following the lakeshore; the highway least southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Menominee, the county seat, and northeast 40 miles (64 km) to Escanaba.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 71.7 square miles (186 km2), of which 70.9 square miles (184 km2) are land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), or 1.15%, are water.[1] Hayward Lake is in the northern part of the township. The former community of Greenwoods is located in Ingallston Township, northeast of Carbondale.[5][6]

Demographics

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As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,042 people, 456 households, and 316 families residing in the township. By 2020, there were 924 people in the township.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "P1. Race – Ingallston township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingallston Township, Michigan
  5. ^ "Fined for Headlighting". The Escanaba Daily Press. September 6, 1931. p. 12. Retrieved September 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Greenwoods Plans Annexation". The Escanaba Daily Press. June 1, 1965. p. 9. Retrieved September 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon