Editing Limestone Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Limestone Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Limestone Township
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Alger County, Michigan|Alger County]]
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Alger County, Michigan.svg}} [[Alger County, Michigan|Alger]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Thomas Curry
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Danita Rask
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| area_total_km2     = 194.7
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| area_water_km2     = 2.4
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 392
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 5.90

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_m        = 284
| elevation_ft       = 932
| coordinates        = {{coord|46|13|45|N|87|01|02|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49816 ([[Chatham, Michigan|Chatham]])<br>49878 ([[Rapid River, Michigan|Rapid River]])<br>49880 ([[Rock, Michigan|Rock]])<br>49891 ([[Mathias Township, Michigan|Trenary]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 906|906]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-47540<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        = 1626617<ref>{{gnis|1626617}}</ref>
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'''Limestone Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Alger County, Michigan|Alger County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 392 in 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Limestone_township,_Alger_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600347540 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|194.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|192.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.4|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.24%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Limestone township, Alger County, Michigan |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600347540 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142440/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600347540 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=June 5, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

=== Communities ===
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are some historic locales and [[unincorporated community|unincorporated communities]]:
*'''Diffin''' is just south of the West Branch [[Whitefish River (Michigan)|Whitefish River]] and [[U.S. Route 41 in Michigan|US 41]] at {{Coord|46|12|36|N|87|02|03|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Diffin, Michigan}}. It was at the junction between two former railroad lines.<ref>{{gnis|1617526|Diffin, Michigan}}</ref> The name was supposedly chosen for its brevity.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA64|year=1908|page=64}}</ref>
* '''Ladoga''' is a place at {{Coord|46|16|55|N|87|03|18|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Ladoga, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1620470|Ladoga, Michigan}}</ref> It is a former sawmill settlement on the [[Chicago and North Western Transportation Company]].<ref>''A Most superior land: life in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.'' David Mac Frimodig, TwoPeninsula Press, 1983. {{ISBN|0-941912-03-5}}</ref> The community was named after [[Lake Ladoga]], in Russia.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA91|year=1908|page=91}}</ref>
*'''Limestone''' is an unincorporated community on [[M-67 (Michigan highway)|M-67]] about six miles (10&nbsp;km) south of [[Chatham, Michigan|Chatham]] at {{Coord|46|15|39|N|86|55|46|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Limestone, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|630437|Limestone, Michigan}}</ref> It was first settled in 1889. A post office was established on October 12, 1892, with John H. Johnson as the first postmaster. It was named for the [[limestone]] bed of Johnson Creek which flows through the area. The post office was discontinued on July 15, 1984.<ref>{{gnis|2352337|Limestone 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>
* '''Kiva''' is an unincorporated community at {{Coord|46|15|14|N|87|05|05|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Kiva, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1620447|Kiva, Michigan}}</ref> The Huber family were the first white settlers in the area in 1880, which was then known as Whitefish, due to its location on the [[Whitefish River (Michigan)|Whitefish River]], and later as West Limestone from its location in Limestone Township. A post office was established on December 11, 1915, named Kiva, after a shortened form of the name of the first postmaster, Sigrid Kivimaki. The office was discontinued on August 11, 1967.<ref name="Romig"/><ref>{{gnis|2352380|Kiva Post Office (historical)}}</ref>
* '''Traunik''' is an unincorporated community at the junction of county highways [[H-01 (Michigan county highway)|H-01]] and [[H-44 (Michigan county highway)|H-44]] on a branch of the [[Soo Line Railroad]] at {{Coord|46|15|39|N|86|58|11|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Traunik, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1621939|Traunik, Michigan}}</ref> George Nickel [[Homestead Acts|homesteaded]] {{convert|160|acre|km2}} of land here in about 1895. The community began to grow rapidly in about 1910 with an influx of [[Slovenes|Slovene]] immigrants to work in area [[lumber camp]]s. The place was first known as "Buckeye Landing" and "Buckeye Spur", after the Buckeye Land & Lumber Company. Storekeeper Louis Mikulich (Mikulič<ref>[http://www.dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-1SFMLKEK/? Gornick, Anton and Mary. 1945 (11 Jan.). "Zahvala" ''Glas naroda: najstarejši list slovenskih delavcev v Ameriki'', p. 3] {{in lang|sl}}</ref>) became the first postmaster in July 1927 and renamed the town after the native Slovene village of many of the settlers, [[Travnik, Loški Potok|Travnik]] (not to be confused with the [[Bosnia]]n city of [[Travnik]]).<ref name="Romig"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Jugoslavs Have Fine Community in Traunik |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1270358/naming_of_traunik_michigan/|newspaper=The Escanaba Daily Press|date=April 13, 1941|page=9|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = November 9, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 330
| 1970 = 302
| 1980 = 373
| 1990 = 334
| 2000 = 407
| 2010 = 438
| footnote = Source: Census Bureau. Census [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf 1960-] 2000, 2010. }}
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 407 people, 174 households, and 124 families residing in the township.<ref name="GR2" /> The population density was {{convert|5.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 333 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 94.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.98% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latinos]] of any race were 1.72% of the population. Culturally, 17.0% were of United States or American, 13.6% [[Finnish people|Finnish]], 12.9% [[Germans|German]], 10.6% [[Polish people|Polish]], 9.1% [[French people|French]] and 6.1% [[English people|English]] ancestry. In 2020, its population was 392.<ref name=":0" />

In 2000, there were 174 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 34.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $35,938, and the median income for a family was $37,981. Males had a median income of $36,094 versus $21,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,384.  About 7.8% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Alger County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Alger County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]