Editing Long Rapids Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Long Rapids Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Long Rapids Township Hall - Lachine Michigan.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Long Rapids Township Hall in Lachine
| 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      = Long Rapids Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Long Rapids Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Alpena County, Michigan|Alpena County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Alpena County, Michigan|Alpena]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Todd Precord
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = M. Susan Thomson
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1873

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 
| area_land_km2      = 
| area_water_km2     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 54.67
| area_land_sq_mi    = 54.19
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.48

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 977
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 216
| elevation_ft       = 709
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|08|03|N|83|42|34|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49744 ([[Wilson Township, Alpena County, Michigan|Herron]])<br>49753 (Lachine)<br>49776 ([[Posen, Michigan|Posen]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-49360<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        = 1626641<ref>{{gnis|1626641}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.longrapidstownship.org|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Long Rapids Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Alpena County, Michigan|Alpena County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 977 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Rapids township, Alpena County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Long_Rapids_township,_Alpena_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600749360 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>

== Communities ==
*'''Godfrey''' was the name of a post office here from 1883 until 1912.<ref>Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 227</ref>
*'''Lachine''' is an [[unincorporated community]] near the southern boundary of the township on [[M-65 (Michigan highway)|M-65]] less than a mile north of its junction with [[M-32 (Michigan highway)|M-32]] at {{Coord|45|04|39|N|83|42|58|W|}}<ref>{{gnis|629930|Lachine, Michigan|}}</ref> It was founded in 1909 as a station on a branch of the [[Detroit and Mackinac Railway]], named by a railroad conductor from [[Lachine, Quebec|Lachine]], [[Quebec]], Canada. A post office was established in March 1910.<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> The Lachine [[ZIP code]], 49753, includes most of the southern portion of Long Rapids Township, as well as most of southern [[Wellington Township, Michigan|Wellington Township]] to the west and large portions of [[Wilson Township, Alpena County, Michigan|Wilson Township]], [[Green Township, Michigan|Green Township]], and [[Ossineke Township, Michigan|Ossineke Township]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49753&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49753 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau</ref>
*'''Leer''' is an [[unincorporated community]] near the northern boundary of the township at {{Coord|45|11|52|N|83|44|22|W|}}<ref>{{gnis|1617677|Leer, Michigan}}</ref> The rural settlement was named after [[Lier, Norway]], by the Norwegian immigrants who settled here. A post office operated from March 1901 until April 1910.<ref name="Romig"/> Leer and the northern portion of Long Rapids Township is served by the [[Posen, Michigan|Posen]] [[ZIP code]] of 49776.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49776&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49776 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau</ref>
*'''Long Rapids''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the central portion of the township at the junction of [[M-65 (Michigan highway)|M-65]] and Long Rapids Road. It is less than a mile north of the main branch of the [[Thunder Bay River]] at {{Coord|45|07|33|N|83|43|21|W|}}<ref>{{gnis|630997|Long Rapids, Michigan}}</ref> with the name coming from the long stretch of rapids in the nearby river. The settlement developed around the sawmill of Albert Merrill and was at first known as "Merrillville". A post office named "Long Rapids" operated from October 1873 until August 1933.<ref name="Romig"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|54.67|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|54.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.48|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.88%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600749360| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143817/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600749360| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Long Rapids township, Alpena County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 10, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,019 people, 404 households, and 300 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|18.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 560 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 99.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 404 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,083, and the median income for a family was $41,818. Males had a median income of $35,179 versus $20,694 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,829.  About 2.9% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links ==
*[http://www.longrapidstownship.org Long Rapids Township official website]
*[http://www.clarke.cmich.edu/localhistory/Alpena.htm  Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography on Alpena County]

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