Gourley Township, Michigan

Gourley Township, Michigan
Gourley Township, Michigan
Civil township
	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
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Menominee
Established	1920
Area
• Total	35.76 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Land	35.73 sq mi (92.5 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	451
• Density	12.6/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	49812 (Carney); 49896 (Wilson)
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-109-33160
GNIS feature ID	1626366
Website	www.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.

External links

Official website

[CenPopGazetteer2022-1] "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[Census_2020-2] "P1. Race – Gourley township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gourley Township, Michigan

[FOOTNOTERomig1986230-5] Romig 1986, p. 230.

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