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Gourley Township, Michigan

Civil township in Michigan, United States

45°36′23″N 87°22′42″W / 45.60639°N 87.37833°W / 45.60639; -87.37833CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyMenomineeEstablished1920Area

^[1]

• Total35.76 sq mi (92.6 km²) • Land35.73 sq mi (92.5 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)Elevation

709 ft (216 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total451 • Density12.6/sq mi (4.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Codes

49812 (Carney)
49896 (Wilson)

Area code906FIPS code26-109-33160^[3]GNIS feature ID1626366^[4]Websitewww.gourleytownship.org

Gourley Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 451 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Gourley Township was established in 1920.^[5]

Geography

The township is in eastern Menominee County, bordered to the east by Delta County. It is 8 miles (13 km) east of Carney and 52 miles (84 km) by road northeast of Menominee, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (93 km²), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km²) are land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²), or 0.10%, are water.^[1] The Cedar River, a tributary of Lake Michigan, flows across the township from north to south.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 409 people, 166 households, and 124 families residing in the township. In 2020, there were 451 people in the township.^[2]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "P1. Race – Gourley township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gourley Township, Michigan
^ Romig 1986, p. 230.

Sources

Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.