Burt_Township,_Alger_County,_Michigan

Burt Township, Alger County, Michigan

Burt Township, Alger County, Michigan

Civil township in Michigan, United States

There is also Burt Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan.

Burt Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, its population was 411.[3]

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The township contains the community of Grand Marais, which contains numerous historic structures, including the Pickle Barrel House and the Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner and Outer Lights. The township is also the eastern gateway to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and includes the Au Sable Light on the shores of Lake Superior.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 258.03 square miles (668.29 km2), of which 230.48 square miles (596.94 km2) is land and 27.55 square miles (71.35 km2) (10.68%) is water.[4]

Communities

Demographics

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As of 2020, its population was 411 and it had a median household income of $41,778.[3]

Education

Burt Township is served by the Burt Township School District, which has its boundaries conterminous with the township.[8]

Transportation

Airport

Highways

  • M-77 runs south–north through the center of the township and terminates just before Lake Superior.
  • H-58 travels east–west in and out of township and enters in the eastern portion of Pictured Rocks.

References

  1. [1]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. [2]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burt Township, Alger County, Michigan
  3. [3]
    "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 13 Michigan. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  5. [5]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Haven, Michigan
  6. [6]
    Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
  7. [7]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Youngs Post Office (historical)
  8. [8]
    Michigan Geographic Framework (November 15, 2013). "Alger County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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