Editing Mullett Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Mullett Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| image_caption      = Mullett Township Hall and Fire Department
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]]
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan]]

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 1236
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_m        = 184
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49721, 49749, 49791
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-56100<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>
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| website            = {{URL|www.mullettgov-clerk.org|Official website}}
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'''Mullett Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,236 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Mullett_township,_Cheboygan_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2603156100 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Both the township and [[Mullett Lake]] are named for [[John Mullett]], who surveyed much of the area between 1840 and 1843.

When Mullett Township was created by the [[Michigan Legislature]], it was spelled Mullet—a spelling that was widely used in early maps and documents.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2PuQNxVw7bIC&dq=%22mullet+township%22&pg=PA17 ''Public and local acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan, 1917''], p. 17</ref>

==Communities==
'''[[Topinabee, Michigan|Topinabee]]''' is an [[unincorporated community]] about {{convert|13|mi}} southwest of [[Cheboygan, Michigan|Cheboygan]] on the western shore of Mullett Lake at {{Coord|45|29|02|N|84|35|43|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Topinabee, Michigan|}}. Founded in 1881 and 1882, the hamlet was named after the [[Potawatomi]] chief Topenebee, who primarily resided in southwestern Michigan.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T5d5wS7so14C&dq=topinabee+++1881&pg=PA58|title=Indian Names in Michigan|first=Virgil J.|last=Vogel|date=August 16, 1986|publisher=University of Michigan Press|isbn=0472063650|via=Google Books}}</ref>

In addition to the [[United States Postal Service]] office,<ref>{{gnis|1614963|Topinabee, Michigan}}</ref><ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup], United States Postal Service</ref> there are two non-denominational [[Protestant]] churches, a public library, bar and grille, breakfast cafe, gas station-market, and a rustic furniture store. Mullett Township oversees two public beaches and a public boat-launch on Mullett Lake, as well as a park with baseball field, [[tennis]] and [[basketball]] court, and playground equipment.

Other named locations in the township include (from south to north) Giauque Beach, Royal Oak Beach, Veery Point, Long Point, Birchwood, and Silver Beach, all on the western shore of Mullett Lake.

==Geography==
Mullett Township is located west of the geographic center of Cheboygan County and is situated on both sides of Mullett Lake. One must leave the township to go from one side of the lake to the other by land. [[M-27 (Michigan highway)|M-27]], North Straits Highway, follows the western shore of the lake and passes through Topinabee. Access to [[Interstate 75]] is just south of the township border, in [[Tuscarora Township, Michigan|Tuscarora Township]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|92.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|49.2|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|43.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 46.79%, is water,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mullett township, Cheboygan County, Michigan |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603156100 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212151842/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603156100 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=September 19, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref> consisting almost entirely of Mullett Lake.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,284 people, 545 households, and 377 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|67.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,076 housing units at an average density of {{convert|56.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 94.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.31% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.74% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 545 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,438, and the median income for a family was $36,731. Males had a median income of $29,615 versus $20,284 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,758.  About 5.2% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mullettgov-clerk.org/ Mullett Township official website]

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