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Wells Township, Michigan (other)
Wells Township may refer to places in the U.S. state of Michigan: * Wells Township, Delta County, Michigan * Wells Township, Marquette County, Michigan * Wells Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Wells may refer to * The post office and unincorporated community in Wells Township, Delta County, Michigan, ZIP code 49894 * A former station on the Michigan Central Railroad in Arenac County, that was south of Alger, Michigan See also * Wells State Park (Michigan) * Wellston, Michigan * Wells Township (other) Wells Township may refer to the following places: * Wells Township, Appanoose County, Iowa * Wells Township, Marshall County, Kansas * Wells Township, Delta County, Michigan * Wells Township, Marquette County, Michigan * Wells Township, Tuscol ... {{Geodis Michigan township disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wells Township, Delta County, Michigan
Wells Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,885 at the 2010 census, down from 5,044 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.8 square miles (103.2 km), of which 39.5 square miles (102.3 km) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km) (0.88%) is water. Communities *Groos is an unincorporated community in the township. It had a post office from 1900 to 1913. *North Escanaba is an unincorporated community in the township. *Pine Ridge is an unincorporated community in the township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 5,044 people, 1,847 households, and 1,466 families residing in the township. The population density was 127.7 per square mile (49.3/km). There were 1,922 housing units at an average density of 48.7 per square mile (18.8/km). The racial makeup of the township was 96.47% White, 0.06% African American, 1.55% Native A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wells Township, Marquette County, Michigan
Wells Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 231. Communities *Arnold is an unincorporated community in the south central portion of the township at near the Ford River. The ZIP code is 49819 and the FIPS place code is 03600. The elevation is 1032 feet above sea level. *Northland is an unincorporated community in the west central portion of the township at It was founded and platted by the Wolverine Lumber Company and formed around the company's mill and general store. A post office opened on December 24, 1900. Service at the post office was suspended on December 22, 1984 and discontinued on March 21, 1998. Postal service was transferred to Iron Mountain. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.53%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 292 people, 119 households, and 79 families resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wells Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
Wells Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,773 at the 2010 Census. Communities *There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. *Dayton, or Daytona Branch, is an unincorporated community is located at Hurds Corner and James Roads . *East Dayton is an unincorporated community located on the boundary between Wells Township and the adjacent Dayton Township at m-46/Sanilac Road and Hurds Corner Road . Much of the land in the township is part of the Deford State Game Preserve and is drained by tributaries of the Cass River. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.7 km), of which 35.4 square miles (91.7 km) is land and 0.03% is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,946 people, 621 households, and 485 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 679 housing units at an average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan Central Railroad
The Michigan Central Railroad (reporting mark MC) was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States and the province of Ontario in Canada. After about 1867 the railroad was controlled by the New York Central Railroad, which later became part of Penn Central and then Conrail. After the 1998 Conrail breakup, Norfolk Southern Railway now owns much of the former Michigan Central trackage. At the end of 1925, MC operated of road and of track; that year it reported 4,304,000 net ton-miles of revenue freight and 600 million passenger-miles. Genealogy *Michigan Central Railroad **Battle Creek and Bay City Railroad 1889 **Buchanan and St. Joseph River Railroad 1897 **Central Railroad of Michigan 1837–1846 ***Detroit and St. Joseph Railroad 1831–1837 **Detroit and Bay City Railroad 1881 **Detroit and Charlevoix Railro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arenac County
Arenac County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 15,002. The county seat is Standish. History Arenac County was organized in 1883. The name ''Arenac'', coined by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, US Indian Agent and ethnologist, is a derivation of the Latin ''arena'' and the Native American ''ac''. The combined words mean “A sandy place for a good footing.” The county includes some off-reservation trust lands held by the federal government for the federally recognized Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation, which is based in Isabella County. In early 2007, plans were confirmed for a casino to be constructed outside of the city of Standish with a scheduled opening by the end of the year. It is owned and operated by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe. The Saganing Eagles Landing Casino grand opening was held on January 24, 2008. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (47%) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alger, Michigan
Moffatt Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,184 at the 2010 census. Communities *Alger is an unincorporated community at , situated on exit 202 off I-75 at the junction with M-33. The ZIP code is 48610. Alger was established in 1883 as a railway junction. *Forest Lake is a small community around the reservoir named Forest Lake on the east-central part of the township. The lake is formed by a dam on Wells Creek. Water from Forest Lake is released into the Rifle River. History Moffatt Township was organized in 1874, and the community of Alger was named after Russell A. Alger almost a decade later. In 1882 to 1883, the area of Alger was created from the formation of a railroad junction along the Michigan Central Railroad. This junction came from the now defunct Bay City and Alpena Railroad out of Prescott, Michigan. It was constructed under the direction of Russell Alger, who later became the 20th governor of Michiga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wells State Park (Michigan)
J.W. Wells State Park (also known as Wells State Park) is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is located in Menominee County on the shore of Lake Michigan's Green Bay, just south of Cedar River. It is on M-35, roughly midway between Menominee and Escanaba. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. History In 1898, Sam Crawford purchased fifty-three thousand acres of stumpland around Menominee and began logging operations on the hemlock growing among the pine stumps. Five hundred of these acres was still virgin timber, and Crawford intentionally preserved it. John Walter Wells, part owner of the Bird-Wells Lumber Company, later purchase this land. Wells died in 1921, and in 1925 his children donated 335 acres of virgin timber, including 2.5 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, to the state of Michigan to establish a park. An additional 131 acres which had been purchased by the Menominee County Road Commission was added to create the park. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellston, Michigan
Wellston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Norman Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 246 as of the 2020 census. The community is in the Manistee National Forest just south of M-55, about 20 miles east of Manistee and about 25 miles west of Cadillac. Wellston has a post office with ZIP code 49689. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ..., the community has an area of , all of it land. M-55 is a highway just north of the community. Demographics History Wellston was named for its first postmaster, Adelmer J. Wells. The post office officially opened June 30, 1892. The town was founded by the Swigart Land Company along the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wells Township (other)
Wells Township may refer to the following places: * Wells Township, Appanoose County, Iowa * Wells Township, Marshall County, Kansas * Wells Township, Delta County, Michigan * Wells Township, Marquette County, Michigan * Wells Township, Tuscola County, Michigan * Wells Township, Rice County, Minnesota * Wells Township, Wells County, North Dakota * Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio * Wells Township, Blaine County, Oklahoma * Wells Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania * Wells Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania * Wells Township, Perkins County, South Dakota There is also: Dry Wells Township, Nash County, North Carolina ;See also: *Wells (other) Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground * Wells (name) Wells may also refer to: Places Canada * Wells, British Columbia England * Wel ... {{geodis Township name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
