Editing Moran Township, Michigan

{{for|the unincorporated community of Moran in the adjacent township|Brevort Township, Michigan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Moran Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 

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| image_skyline      = Moran Township, MI office.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Moran Township Office
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| pushpin_label      = Moran Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Mackinac County, Michigan|Mackinac County]]
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| 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  = [[Mackinac County, Michigan|Mackinac]]

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| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Susan Dionne
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Kristine Vallier
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1844

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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_cousubs_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=August 14, 2023}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 
| area_land_km2      = 
| area_water_km2     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 134.42
| area_land_sq_mi    = 127.57
| area_water_sq_mi   = 6.85

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US2609755480&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Moran township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=August 14, 2023}}</ref>
| population_total   = 1029
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 8.07

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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 197
| elevation_ft       = 646
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|58|41|N|84|55|33|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 49760 ([[Brevort Township, Michigan|Moran]])<br>49762 ([[Naubinway, Michigan|Naubinway]])<br>49781 ([[St. Ignace, Michigan|St. Ignace]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 906|906]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-55480<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626766<ref>{{gnis|1626766}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.morantownship.com}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Moran Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Mackinac County, Michigan|Mackinac County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,029 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Moran_township,_Mackinac_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2609755480 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

== Geography ==
The township is in central Mackinac County, along the northeast shore of [[Lake Michigan]]. The southeastern end of the township touches the [[Straits of Mackinac]] at the northeast end of the lake. The city of [[St. Ignace, Michigan|St. Ignace]] borders the township to the southeast. 

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|134.42|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|127.57|sqmi|km2|2}} are land and {{convert|6.85|sqmi|km2|2}}, or 5.10%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

=== Communities ===
*'''[[Brevort, Michigan|Brevort]]''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the township on [[U.S. Route 2 in Michigan|U.S. Route 2]] at {{Coord|46|01|08|N|85|02|30|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Brevort, Michigan}}, approximately {{convert|20|mi}} northwest of [[St. Ignace, Michigan|St. Ignace]].<ref>{{gnis|621937|Brevort, Michigan}}</ref> The community is not a part of [[Brevort Township, Michigan|Brevort Township]], which is adjacent to Moran Township on the north and east.
* '''Gros Cap''' is an unincorporated community in the township on Lake Michigan, approximately {{convert|5|mi|0}} west of St. Ignace at {{Coord|45|52|13|N|84|49|40|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Gros Cap, Michigan}}<ref>{{gnis|1620086|Gros Cap, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''Ozark''' is a mostly unpopulated historic locale in the township at {{Coord|46|08|31|N|84|57|56|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Ozark, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1621137|Ozark, Michigan}}</ref> It was the site for the charcoal kilns of the Martel Furnace Company and was a flag stop named "Johnson's" on the [[Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway]] in 1882. A post office named Ozark operated from June 1884 until August 1966. The name was derived from the early [[French language|French]] name for the place ''Aux Arc'', meaning "at the bend."<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>

===Attractions===
* [[Father Marquette National Memorial]]
* [[Fred Dye Nature Sanctuary]]
* [[Hiawatha National Forest]] (part)
* [[North Country Trail]] (segment) 
* [[St. Helena Island (Michigan)|St. Helena Island]]

==Demographics==
In 2020, the township population was 1,029.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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{{Mackinac County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Mackinac County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1844]]
[[Category:1844 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan]]