Moran Township is a

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Mackinac County Mackinac 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 10,834. The county seat is St. Ignace, Michigan, St. Ignace. F ...

in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 1,029 at the 2020 census.

Geography

The township is in central Mackinac County, along the northeast shore of

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. The southeastern end of the township touches the

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at the northeast end of the lake. The city of St. Ignace borders the township to the southeast. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 5.10%, are water.

Communities

* Brevort is an

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in the township on U.S. Route 2 at , approximately northwest of St. Ignace. The community is not a part of Brevort Township, which is adjacent to Moran Township on the north and east. * Gros Cap is an unincorporated community in the township on Lake Michigan, approximately west of St. Ignace at * Ozark is a mostly unpopulated historic locale in the township at . It was the site for the charcoal kilns of the Martel Furnace Company and was a flag stop named "Johnson's" on the

Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (DSS&A; ) was an American railroad serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Lake Superior shoreline of Wisconsin. It provided service from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and St. Ignace, Michigan, w ...

in 1882. A post office named Ozark operated from June 1884 until August 1966. The name was derived from the early French name for the place ''Aux Arc'', meaning "at the bend."

Attractions

* Father Marquette National Memorial * Fred Dye Nature Sanctuary * Hiawatha National Forest (part) * North Country Trail (segment) * St. Helena Island

Demographics

In 2020, the township population was 1,029.

References

{{authority control Townships in Mackinac County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Populated places established in 1844 1844 establishments in Michigan Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan