McMillan Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan
McMillan Township, Michigan | |
|---|---|
Location within Ontonagon County | |
McMillan Township Location within the state of Michigan McMillan Township McMillan Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°31′42″N 89°17′03″W / 46.52833°N 89.28417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Ontonagon |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Daniel Staff |
| • Clerk | Bobbie Koski |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.50 sq mi (182.6 km2) |
| • Land | 70.43 sq mi (182.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,201 ft (366 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 406 |
| • Density | 6.79/sq mi (2.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49912 (Bruce Crossing) 49925 (Ewen) |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-50460[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626659[2] |
McMillan Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 406 at the 2020 census.[3]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 70.50 square miles (182.59 km2), of which 70.43 square miles (182.41 km2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (0.10%) is water.
Communities
- Ewen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place at 46°32′07″N 89°16′52″W / 46.53528°N 89.28111°W, near where M-28 crosses the south branch of the Ontonagon River.[4] The community began as a logging camp in 1888 and in 1889 gained a depot named Ewen Station on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (now the Soo Line Railroad). It was named for W. A. Ewen, a treasurer of the railroad. It also received a Post Office named Ewen Station in 1889, shortened to Ewen in 1894.[5] The Ewen Post Office, ZIP code 49925, serves much of the township area. Bruce Crossing is about 5 miles east on M-28 and Matchwood about 6 miles west.
References
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McMillan Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ewen, Michigan
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.