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Inland Township, Michigan
Inland Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,386 at the 2020 census. The township is located in the east of the county, and shares a border with Grand Traverse County. The Platte River flows through the north of the township. History The township was organized by the Grand Traverse County board of supervisors under the name "North Climax Township" in April 1867 when Benzie County was still attached to Grand Traverse for administrative purposes. The name was changed to "Inland" in 1869. Communities * Bendon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the eastern part of the township at the junction of Cinder and Bendon roads at The settlement developed around a sawmill and was first named "Kentville" after Albert Kent, a farmer who became the first postmaster on April 24, 1888. It was given a station on the now abandoned Chicago and West Michigan Railway. The post office was renamed Bendon on J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Platte River (Michigan)
The Platte River () is a river in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Lower Peninsula of Michigan.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed November 21, 2011 Beginning at Long Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan), Long Lake in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, Grand Traverse County, the Platte River flows west across Benzie County, Michigan, Benzie County before ending at Platte Bay, a small bay of Lake Michigan, in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The river drains an area of about . Course The Platte River originates from Long Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan), Long Lake in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, Grand Traverse County flowing southwest into Lake Dubonnet, and then flowing west and eventually turning north, flowing into Mud Lake and then into Lake Ann. From the east, additional drainage into Lake Ann comes from Ransom Creek, which drains Ransom Lake, and in turn Bellows Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sawmill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logging, logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensional lumber). The Portable sawmill, "portable" sawmill is simple to operate. The log lies flat on a steel bed, and the motorized saw cuts the log horizontally along the length of the bed, by the operator manually pushing the saw. The most basic kind of sawmill consists of a chainsaw and a customized jig ("Alaskan sawmill"), with similar horizontal operation. Before the invention of the sawmill, boards were made in various manual labour, manual ways, either wood splitting, rived (split) and plane (tool), planed, hewing, hewn, or more often hand sawn by two men with a whipsaw, one above and another in a saw pit below. The earliest known mechanical mill is the Hierapolis sawmill, a Roman water-powered stone mill at Hierapolis, Asia M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of statistics. This term is used mostly in connection with Population and housing censuses by country, national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include Census of agriculture, censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications, and other useful information to coordinate international practices. The United Nations, UN's Food ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Weldon Township, Michigan
Weldon Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 579 at the 2020 census. The township is in the south central portion of the county. One half of the village of Thompsonville is located in the township, as well as the entire census-designated place of Crystal Mountain, containing the Crystal Mountain Resort, is in the southern part of the township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.55%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 530 people, 217 households, and 149 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.5 per square mile (5.6/km). There were 483 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 95.85% White, 2.45% Native American, 1.13% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Colfax Township, Benzie County, Michigan
Colfax Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 504 at the 2020 census. Colfax Township contains half of the village of Thompsonville, and the entire community of Nessen City Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.72%, is water. Colfax Township forms the southeastern corner of Benzie County, forming a quadripoint with neighboring Grand Traverse, Manistee, and Wexford counties. The Betsie River flows through the township, east to west, toward Lake Michigan. There are no state trunkline highways within Colfax Township. Communities * Nessen City is a census-designated place in the south of the township. * Thompsonville is a village located in the southwestern corner of the township, shared with Weldon Township to the east. * Wallin is an unincorporated community in the north of the township, located at . The community was founded in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Thompsonville, Michigan
Thompsonville is a village in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village had a population of 451 at the 2020 census, up from 441 at the 2010 census. The village lies immediately north of the Manistee County line, and is divided between Colfax and Weldon townships. Crystal Mountain, one of Michigan's largest ski resorts, is located just west of Thompsonville. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Origin Thompsonville was established when construction of the lines of two railroads, the Chicago & West Michigan and the Frankfort & South Eastern, crossed here in 1889. The village, originally called Lyndonville, was platted on July 23, 1890, and was named for Sumner S. Thompson,(4/12/1823-10/24/1889), who was the President of the Frankfort and South Eastern Railroad at the time of his death. Of the two railroads serving the village, the Chicago & West Michigan was merged into the Pere Marquette Railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Almira Township, Michigan
Almira Township ( ) is a civil township in the northeast of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,873, making it the most-populous municipality in Benzie County. Name Almira Township was named after the township's first female house-dwelling settler, Almira Burrell. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.29%, is water. Almira Township is about west of Traverse City, the largest city in Northern Michigan. Because of this proximity, residents of Almira Township and neighboring Inland Township are largely dependent on Traverse City. The Platte River flows east to west through the township, originating in nearby Long Lake and flowing to Lake Michigan. Almira Township contains no state trunkline highways, although US 31 and M-72 run east–west to the south and north of the township, respectively. Communities * Hardwood Acres is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lake Ann, Michigan
Lake Ann is a village in northeastern Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of Almira Township, Lake Ann is situated west of Traverse City, and largely dependent upon that city. The population of Lake Ann was 273 at the 2020 census. History The first family to settle on Lake Ann was the family of Addison P. Wheelock, who name the lake after his wife. Lake Ann was organized in 1893, and incorporated in 1914. It was once a station on the Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad, which has since been removed. The Lake Ann Camp, a Christian summer camp, was established just west of Lake Ann in 1948. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Lake Ann lies upon the northern shore of the lake of the same name. Lake Ann itself is a basin that lies along the Platte River, which flows west to Lake Michigan. Lake Ann contains no state trunkline highways, although Benzie County signs County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Green Lake Township, Michigan
Green Lake Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,703 at the 2020 census, an increase from 5,784 at the 2010 census. The township is named after Green Lake, one of two large lakes in the township (the other being Duck Lake). The township is the home of Interlochen Center for the Arts, an arts boarding school. Interlochen State Park is also within the township. History Green Lake Township was organized in 1883, from part of Blair Township. This makes it the newest township in Grand Traverse County. Interlochen Center for the Arts was established in Green Lake Township in 1928 by Joseph E. Maddy. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (19.10%) is water. The township is located in the west of Grand Traverse County, sharing a boundary with Benzie County. Green Lake Township's most notable features are the two large lakes withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Interlochen, Michigan
Interlochen ( ') is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the population was 694, up from 583 at the 2010 census. The community is located within Green Lake Township, and is home to a post office operating with ZIP Code 49643. The community is home to the Interlochen Center for the Arts and also contains Interlochen State Park between the shores of Duck Lake and Green Lake. Interlochen is a designated Michigan State Historic Site. History Interlochen takes its name from the Latin "''inter''", meaning "between", and the Scottish Gaelic "''lochan''", meaning lakes. Before the arrival of European settlers, members of the Odawa people lived between the lakes they called ''Wahbekaness'' and ''Wahbekanetta'' (now named Duck Lake and Green Lake, respectively). Beginning in the late 19th century, European settlers began logging and fishing industries in the area, and founded th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Benzonia Township, Michigan
Benzonia Township ( ) is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,870. History Benzonia Township was organized in 1861. Geography Benzonia Township is situated west of the center of Benzie County. The southeastern third of Crystal Lake occupies the central to western part of the township, and the southern half of Platte Lake is in the northern part of the township. The Betsie and Platte rivers flow through the township, both from east to west, toward Lake Michigan. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 17.87%, is water. Major highways * enters the township from the south and exits the township to the east. Motorists can use southbound US 31 to access Manistee and south, and eastbound US 31 to access Traverse City and north. * enters the township from the south with US 31, however, exits the township to the west. It ends a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Beulah, Michigan
Beulah ( ) is a Village (United States), village in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Benzie County, Michigan, Benzie County, and is located within Benzonia Township, Michigan, Benzonia Township. The village had a population of 313 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The village sits at the southeast end of Crystal Lake (Benzie County, Michigan), Crystal Lake, and is immediately north of the village of Benzonia, Michigan, Benzonia. History Beulah was founded in 1880 by Charles E. Bailey. Its name derives from Isaiah 62, Isaiah 62:4. The Beulah post office was established in 1892. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Beulah has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Beulah was on August 1, 2006, and July 3, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
