Interior Township is a
civil township of
Ontonagon County
Ontonagon County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, the population was 5,816, making it Michigan's third-least populous county. The co ...
in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 336 at the
2010 census. It was named for the Interior Lumber Company.
Communities
*Agate is an
unincorporated community on
M-28, about eight miles east of
Bruce Crossing.
Agate Falls Scenic Site
The Agate Falls Scenic Site is a waterfall and scenic site located in Interior Township, in southeastern Ontonagon County, Michigan. The waterfall is 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Bruce Crossing, Michigan on the state highway M-28.
Agate F ...
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on the middle branch of the Ontonagon River is nearby. It was originally known as Agate Siding, after the spur from the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (now the Soo Line Railroad
The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , one of seven U.S. Class I railroads, controlled through the Soo Line Corporation. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sa ...
) created in about 1890 to serve nearby mining operations. It was named for the agate stone.
*Calderwood was established in the 1880s around a lumbermill. It had a post office beginning in 1908.
*Trout Creek is an unincorporated community on M-28, approximately east of Bruce Crossing and about five miles west of Kenton Kenton may refer to:
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United Kingdom
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*Kenton, London
**Kenton station, Kenton Road, Kenton, London
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. The ZIP Code is 49967. The nearby Trout Creek is a tributary of the Ontonagon River. This was a station on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (now the Soo Line Railroad
The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , one of seven U.S. Class I railroads, controlled through the Soo Line Corporation. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sa ...
).
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (3.30%) is water. A large portion of the township is within the Ottawa National Forest.
Demographics
As of the censusmarried couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.68.
In the township the population was spread out, with 15.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 17.1% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 25.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,679, and the median income for a family was $35,208. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,906. About 5.2% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 22.9% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
* Dick Pole, Major League Baseball pitcher and coach, was born in Trout Creek.
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Townships in Ontonagon County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan