Duncan Township was a

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Cheboygan County Cheboygan County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,579. The county seat is Cheboygan. The county boundaries were set off in 1840, with land partitioned from Michilimackinac County. ...

in the U.S. state of

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. It was created on January 29, 1853, and organized on August 23, 1854. As the second township in the county, it consisted of all parts east of the

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. Portions of this township were later incorporated into Benton Township in 1871, and Grant Township in 1879. The remnants of Duncan Township were combined with and incorporated into Benton Township on March 7, 1887.

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Defunct townships in Michigan Former populated places in Cheboygan County, Michigan 1853 establishments in Michigan 1887 disestablishments in the United States Populated places established in 1853 Populated places disestablished in 1887 {{CheboyganCountyMI-geo-stub