Gourley Township, Michigan | |
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Coordinates: 45°36′23″N 87°22′42″W / 45.60639°N 87.37833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Menominee |
Established | 1920 |
Area | |
• Total | 35.76 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
• Land | 35.73 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 451 |
• Density | 12.6/sq mi (4.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code | 906 |
FIPS code | 26-109-33160 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1626366 [4] |
Website |
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Gourley Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 451 at the 2020 census. [2]
Gourley Township was established in 1920. [5]
The township is in eastern Menominee County, bordered to the east by Delta County. It is 8 miles (13 km) east of Carney and 52 miles (84 km) by road northeast of Menominee, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km2) are land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2), or 0.10%, are water. [1] The Cedar River, a tributary of Lake Michigan, flows across the township from north to south.
As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 409 people, 166 households, and 124 families residing in the township. In 2020, there were 451 people in the township. [2]