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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Metz Township, Michigan | settlement_type = [[Civil township]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | 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 = Metz Township | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan | pushpin_mapsize = | image_map = Metz Township, MI location.png | mapsize = 250 | map_caption = Location within [[Presque Isle County, Michigan|Presque Isle 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 = [[Presque Isle County, Michigan|Presque Isle]] <!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 92.8 | area_land_km2 = 92.7 | area_water_km2 = 0.0 | area_total_sq_mi = 35.8 | area_land_sq_mi = 35.8 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.0 <!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 280 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = auto <!-- General information -->| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 238 | elevation_ft = 781 | coordinates = {{coord|45|15|14|N|83|48|48|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]] | postal_code = 49743, 49776 | area_code = [[Area code 989|989]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 26-53440<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 1626731<ref>{{gnis|1626731}}</ref> | website = | footnotes = }} '''Metz Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Presque Isle County, Michigan|Presque Isle County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 280 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Metz_township,_Presque_Isle_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2614153440 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> ==Communities== '''Metz''' is a small [[unincorporated community]] within the township. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.03% is water. ==History== In 15 October 1908, a large forest fire consumed {{convert|2500000|acre|km2}} of Presque Isle County, and most of the area of Metz. Killed were 42 men, women, and children, many of whom were on a train derailed by rails twisted from the fire.<ref>[https://project.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/fires_ii.html MAJOR POST-LOGGING FIRES IN MICHIGAN: the 1900's] Michigan State University Extension Service adapted from Betty Sodders' book, "Michigan on Fire", and from various issues of [[Michigan History magazine]]. Finally, parts of the text above have been paraphrased from C.M. Davisβ Readings in the Geography of Michigan (1964). {{Cite web|url=https://project.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/fires_ii.html|title = Fires, part II}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wp3hAAAAMAAJ&q=Metz+Township,+Michigan+fire |title=The Metz Fire of 1908, Presque Isle County, Michigan: The Most Destructive Forest Fire in the History of Modern Michigan |first1=Herbert |last1=Nagel |publisher=Presque Isle County Historical Society |year=1979}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=1qZFDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA169 |pages=168β169 |title=The Forests of Michigan |edition=Revised |first1=Donald I. |last1=Dickmann |first2=Larry A. |last2=Leefers |date=July 19, 2016 |isbn=9780472036530 |type=Paperback |publisher=University of Michigan Regional}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C4fhAAAAMAAJ&q=Metz+Township,+Michigan+fire |pages=279, 298, 310 |title=Michigan on Fire |volume=1 |series=Michigan on Fire Series |first1=Betty |last1=Sodders |editor-first1=Don |editor-last1=Weeks |edition=Illustrated |publisher=[[Thunder Bay Press]]|year=1997 |isbn=9781882376520}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.michigandnr.com/publications/pdfs/ArcGISOnline/StoryMaps/mhc_historical_markers/pdfs/MHC711970021.pdf |title=Historical Marker - S299 - The Metz Fire (Marker ID#:S299) |accessdate=February 16, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://northernmichiganhistory.com/the-metz-fire/ |title=The Metz Fire |work=Northern Michigan History |first1=Marisa |last1=Fancy|date=November 15, 2023 |accessdate=February 16, 2025}}</ref> These included: * William Barrett, adult * Leo Buskowski, adult * Lizzie Cicero, adult; Margaret Cicero, seven years; George Cicero, five years; Gerlen Cicero, two years * Elizabeth Dost, four years * Otille Erke, adult; Matilda Erke, six years; Gertrude Erke, eight years; Chearles Erke, four years; Lorene Erke, two years * Emma Hardies, adult; Pauline Hardies, nine years; Mary Hardies, three years; Minnie Hardies, eight months * Eufrozyna Konieczny, adult; Joseph Konieczny, three years; John Konieczny, two years; Helena Konieczny, seven months * Arthur Lee, adult * John Nowicki, adult; Catherine Nowicki, adult * John Samp, adult * Rovert Wagner, eighteen years Most were of either [[Polish people|Polish]] or [[Germans|German]] nationality. This became known as the "Metz Fire." ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 331 people, 134 households, and 92 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|9.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 207 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.51% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.30% from two or more races. There were 134 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.03. In the township the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $28,611, and the median income for a family was $31,458. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $16,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $14,191. About 8.8% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Presque Isle County, Michigan}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Townships in Presque Isle County, Michigan]] [[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
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