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Kinross Charter Township, Michigan

FieldValue
official_nameKinross Charter Township, Michigan
settlement_typeCharter township
pushpin_mapMichigan
pushpin_labelKinross Township
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_map_captionLocation within the state of Michigan
image_mapKinross Charter Township, MI location.png
mapsize250
map_captionLocation within Chippewa County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Michigan
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Chippewa
leader_titleSupervisor
leader_nameJim Moore
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km2313.2
area_land_km2310.1
area_water_km23.1
population_as_of2020
population_total6139
population_density_km2auto
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_m214
elevation_ft702
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code(s)
postal_code49715 (Brimley)
49724 (Dafter)
49728 (Eckerman)
49752 (Kinross)
49780 (Rudyard)
49788 (Kincheloe)
area_code906
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info26-43480
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info1626563
website

49724 (Dafter) 49728 (Eckerman) 49752 (Kinross) 49780 (Rudyard) 49788 (Kincheloe) Kinross Charter Township is a charter township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,139 at the 2020 census, down from 7,561 at the 2010 census.

Geography

The township is located in the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, 18 mi south of Sault Ste. Marie and 33 mi north of St. Ignace.

According to the US Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 313.2 km2, of which 310.1 km2 is land and 3.1 km2, or 1.00%, is water.

Communities

  • Kincheloe, is an unincorporated area and census-designated place located in the eastern part of the township just east of Interstate 75, is on part of the former Kincheloe Air Force Base, which was deactivated in 1977. It has a US Post Office (49788).
  • Kinross is the unincorporated area in the eastern end of Kinross Charter Township outside of Kincheloe. Its US Post Office (49752) is located adjacent to Interstate 75, west-northwest of Kincheloe.

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 5,922 people, 1,156 households, and 887 families in the township.

Transportation

  • Chippewa County International Airport, on a portion of the previous Kincheloe Air Force Base, provides regional airline service to the area.
  • Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service between St. Ignace and Ironwood, Michigan.

Historic sites

The old Kinross Township Hall and School, located in Kinross, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". US Census Bureau.
  2. {{gnis. 1626563
  3. "Explore Census Data".
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kinross charter township, Chippewa County MI". US Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
  5. (January 15, 2013). "ST. IGNACE-SAULT STE. MARIE-IRONWOOD". Indian Trails.
  6. Robert O. Christensen. (August 2003). "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM: Kinross Township Hall and School".
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