Maple Grove Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan

Former civil township in Michigan, United States
45°14′54″N 84°18′15″W / 45.24833°N 84.30417°W / 45.24833; -84.30417CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyCheboyganEstablished1909Disestablished1942Population
 (1940)
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Maple Grove Township was a civil township in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The township was created from the southern half of Forest Township in 1909. Maple Grove Township last reported a population of 10 at the 1940 census. In 1942, it merged back into Forest Township due to a low population.[1][2]

History

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1910——    
192063—    
193033−47.6%
194010−69.7%

Maple Grove Township was first established on October 28, 1909.[3] It was set aside from the southern 36-square-mile (93 km2) survey township area of Forest Township in the southeastern corner of Cheboygan County.[4]

Although the township was created prior to the 1910 census, the new township went unreported in that decennial census. In the 1920 census, the population was recorded at 63.[5] The township recorded a population of 33 in the 1930 census.[6] In the 1940 census, the township recorded only 10 residents.[1] Because of its very low population, the township returned back to Forest Township in 1942, at which time Maple Grove Township ceased to exist.[2]

Geography

Although the township never had any precise area measurements, it occupied the southern 36 sections of Forest Township, which is a survey township area approximately equal to 36 square miles (93 km2) total.

The township contained Dorsy Lake (or Duby Lake) and Silver Lake.[7][8] The Black River also flowed through the township. The rural township had no major roadways, although M-33 was created in 1919 and ran near the eastern edge of the township.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Census Bureau. "1940 United States Census: Michigan" (PDF). p. 81. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Census Bureau. "1950 United States Census: Michigan" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co. (1911). Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1911. Lansing. pp. 30–31.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Historic Map Works, LLC. (2022). "Cheboygan County Outline Map - Below; From Cheboygan County 1902, Michigan". Retrieved September 11, 2022.
    • This historic map of Cheboygan County from 1902 shows Forest Township in its entirety, then occupying two approximate 36-square-mile (93 km2) sections in the southeast portion of the county prior to Maple Grove Township's creation in 1909.
  5. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. "1920 United States Census: Michigan" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  6. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. "1930 United States Census: Michigan" (PDF). p. 56. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dorsy Lake
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Lake
  9. ^ Michigan State Highway Department (July 1, 1919). State of Michigan (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Lower Peninsula sheet. OCLC 15607244. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
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