Gourley Township, Michigan

Gourley Township, Michigan
Location within Menominee County and the state of Michigan
Gourley Township
Gourley Township
Coordinates: 45°36′23″N 87°22′42″W / 45.60639°N 87.37833°W / 45.60639; -87.37833
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMenominee
Established1920
Area
 • Total
35.76 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
 • Total
451
 • Density12.6/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
49812 (Carney)
49896 (Wilson)
Area code906
FIPS 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

  1. ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "P1. Race – Gourley 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: Gourley Township, Michigan
  5. ^ 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.