Editing Arvon Township, Michigan

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Arvon Township, Michigan
| settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = 
<!-- Images -->
| image_skyline            = Arvon_Township_Hall,_Skanee,_Michigan.JPG
| imagesize                = 275
| image_caption            = The historic [[Arvon Township Hall]]
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = 
<!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map              = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position   = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label            = Arvon Township
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize          = 
| image_map                = Arvon Township, MI location.png
| mapsize                  = 250
| map_caption              = Location within [[Baraga County, Michigan|Baraga County]] (red) and the administered CDP of [[Skanee, Michigan|Skanee]] (pink)
<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Baraga County, Michigan|Baraga]]
|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=03660|title=Arvon Township, Baraga County, Michigan|date=2025|accessdate=January 22, 2025}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Jay Fish
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Lisa Marinich
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1871
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = 
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 340.19
| area_land_km2            = 321.05
| area_water_km2           = 19.14
| area_total_sq_mi         = 131.35
| area_land_sq_mi          = 123.96
| area_water_sq_mi         = 7.39
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 492
| population_density_km2   = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 3.97
<!-- General information -->
| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 234
| elevation_ft             = 768
| coordinates              = {{coord|46|50|45|N|88|10|21|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 49946 ([[L'Anse, Michigan|L'Anse]])<br>49962 ([[Skanee, Michigan|Skanee]])
| area_code                = 
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 26-03660<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1625852<ref>{{GNIS|1625852}}</ref>
| website                  = 
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Arvon Township''' ({{IPAc-en|ɑː|ɹ|v|ɒ|n}} {{respell|ARR|vahn}}) is a [[civil township]] of [[Baraga County, Michigan|Baraga County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 492.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Arvon_township,_Baraga_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2601303660 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Despite its name, [[Mount Arvon]], the highest point in Michigan, is located just south of the township, in neighboring [[L'Anse Township, Michigan|L'Anse Township]].

Arvon Township's name is derived from that of the district of [[Caernarfon|Carnarvon]] in [[Wales]], famous for its [[slate industry in Wales|slate industry]], because of the deposits of [[slate]] in the township which were once the site of a failed [[quarry]] operation.

==Communities==
* '''Arvon''', named after the township in 1872, began as a slate quarry village. A post office operated from June 8, 1874, until November 18, 1879, and again from May 18, 1882, until October 14, 1893.<ref>{{gnis|2129322|Arvon Post Office (historical)}}</ref><ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>
*[[Aura, Michigan|'''Aura''']] is located at the base of the Point Abbaye peninsula on the northern side of [[Huron Bay]].
*'''Huron Bay''' is a community located on Huron Bay a few miles southwest of Skanee. Here there is a [[convenience store]] and a [[tavern]]. Huron Bay was formerly the terminus of the [[Iron Range and Huron Bay Railroad]], built to carry [[iron ore]] from [[Champion Township, Michigan|Champion]] to Huron Bay. A post office was in operation from July 29, 1892, until January 31, 1894.<ref name="Romig" /><ref>{{gnis|2129290|Huron Bay Post Office (historical)}}</ref>
*'''McComb Corner''' is an unincorporated community in the township.
*'''[[Skanee, Michigan|Skanee]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) within the township.
*'''St. Cyr''' is an unincorporated community in the township, lying on Huron Bay.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|340.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|321.1|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|19.1|km2|disp=flip}}, or 5.62%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Arvon township, Baraga County, Michigan |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601303660 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212144922/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601303660 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=December 24, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

Arvon Township includes the [[Abbaye Peninsula]], which projects into [[Lake Superior]] to form Huron Bay. The bay is long and narrow so its waters are significantly more protected than those of the open lake.  Much of the shoreline, particularly around the tip of the peninsula at Point Abbaye, is rocky, although there are some stretches of sandy [[beach]].

Much of the land in Arvon Township is [[forest]] with mixed [[deciduous]] and [[coniferous]] trees. There are also [[jack pine]] barrens and [[eastern arborvitae]] swamps. In settled areas, there are many wild [[apple]] trees which now form a significant food source for [[deer]]. Arvon Township has a number of [[river]]s, including the [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]], which flow into Lake Superior. Because of these factors, the primary economic activities in Arvon Township are related to [[logging]] or [[tourism]], particularly [[hunting]] and [[fishing]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 482 people, 222 households, and 150 families residing in the township.<ref name="GR2" /> The population density was {{convert|3.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 623 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 93.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 3.11% from two or more races. Among its population, 17.8% were of [[Swedish people|Swedish]], 16.3% [[German people|German]], 14.8% [[Finnish people|Finnish]], 7.8% [[French people|French]], 7.5% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 6.6% [[Norwegian people|Norwegian]] ancestry. By 2020, its population was 492.<ref name=":0" />

In 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $31,705, and the median income for a family was $39,545. Males had a median income of $26,786 versus $22,292 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,800.  About 3.8% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over. The 2021 census estimates determined its median household income was $52,500.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Baraga County, Michigan}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Townships in Baraga County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Superior]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1871]]
[[Category:1871 establishments in Michigan]]