Crystal Falls Township is a
civil township
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of
Iron County in the Upper Peninsula of the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
. As of the
2000 census, the township population was 1,722. In 2020, its population declined to 1,647.
The city of
Crystal Falls is almost completely surrounded by the township, but it is administratively autonomous from the township.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.74%) is water.
References
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Townships in Iron County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan