Grand Island Township, Michigan
Grand Island Township, Michigan | |
|---|---|
Location within Alger County | |
Grand Island Township Location within the state of Michigan Grand Island Township Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′58″N 86°40′36″W / 46.48278°N 86.67667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Alger |
| Established | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Jeff Cromell |
| • Clerk | Deanna Boyak |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.1 sq mi (127.1 km2) |
| • Land | 22.5 sq mi (58.2 km2) |
| • Water | 26.6 sq mi (68.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 690 ft (210 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 35 |
| • Density | 2.09/sq mi (0.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49862 (Munising) |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-33380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626371 |
Grand Island Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Located along the shores of Lake Superior, the township includes Grand Island, which is designated as the Grand Island National Recreation Area. The township also includes a small portion of the nearby mainland where most of its residents reside along M-28 just north of the city of Munising. At the 2020 census, the township population was 35, which ranked Grand Island Township as the second-least populated municipality in the state after Pointe Aux Barques Township.