Editing Pickford Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Pickford Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan
| pushpin_label      = Pickford Township
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Chippewa County, Michigan|Chippewa County]]
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| 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  = [[Chippewa County, Michigan|Chippewa]]

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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Tom Ball
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| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1896

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| area_total_km2     = 309.5
| area_land_km2      = 280.4
| area_water_km2     = 29.2
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 2791
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_m        = 191
| elevation_ft       = 627
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49710 ([[Bruce Township, Chippewa County, Michigan|Barbeau]])<br>49752 ([[Kinross Charter Township, Michigan|Kinross]])<br>49774 (Pickford)<br>49780 ([[Rudyard Township, Michigan|Rudyard]])<br>49783 ([[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan|Sault Ste. Marie]])<br>49788 ([[Kincheloe, Michigan|Kincheloe]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 906|906]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-63980<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>
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| website            = {{URL|http://www.pickfordtwp.org/home.html|Official website}}
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'''Pickford Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Chippewa County, Michigan|Chippewa County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 2,791.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Pickford_township,_Chippewa_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2603363980 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
Pickford Township is located in southeastern Chippewa County on the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan]]. It is bordered to the south by [[Mackinac County, Michigan|Mackinac County]]. The northeastern part of the township extends into Munuscong Lake, a large bay on the [[St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario)|St. Marys River]]. The [[Munuscong River]] flows through the center of the township into Munuscong Lake, passing the communities of Pickford, Stirlingville, and Kelden.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|309.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|280.4|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|29.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 9.42%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pickford township, Chippewa County, Michigan |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603363980 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161513/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603363980 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=September 24, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Kelden''' (also spelled Keldon) is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township at {{Coord|46|12|57|N|84|17|25|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617653|Kelden, Michigan}}</ref> A post office was established in May 1896.<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>
*'''[[Pickford, Michigan|Pickford]]''' is an unincorporated community on [[M-129 (Michigan highway)|M-129]] about {{convert|2|mi|0}} south of [[M-48 (Michigan highway)|M-48]] at {{Coord|46|09|28|N|84|21|49|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|634810|Pickford, Michigan}}</ref> It is at the junction of two [[survey township]]s, and a portion is within [[Marquette Township, Mackinac County, Michigan|Marquette Township]] in adjacent [[Mackinac County, Michigan|Mackinac County]]. Charles W. Pickford from [[Ontario]] first settled here on the [[Munuscong River]] in 1877. A post office was established in February 1880.<ref name="Romig"/> The Pickford [[ZIP code]], 49774, serves most of Pickford Township as well as portions of southern [[Bruce Township, Chippewa County, Michigan|Bruce Township]], eastern [[Raber Township, Michigan|Raber Township]], and northeast [[Marquette Township, Mackinac County, Michigan|Marquette Township]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49774&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49774 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
*'''Stirlingville''' is an unincorporated community in the township at {{Coord|46|11|14|N|84|19|16|W|}}<ref>{{gnis|638850|Stirlingville, Michigan}}</ref> This was at first called "Jolly's Landing" and was renamed for William P. Stirling, a local storekeeper and steamboat operator. A post office was established in February 1888.<ref name="Romig"/>
* [[Barbeau, Michigan|Barbeau]] is to the northeast in Bruce Township, but the Barbeau ZIP code 49710 serves the northeast portion of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49710&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49710 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* [[Goetzville, Michigan|Goetzville]] and [[Stalwart, Michigan|Stalwart]] are to the southeast, and the ZIP code 49736 serves the southeast corner of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49736&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49736 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* [[Kinross, Michigan|Kinross]] is to the northwest, and the Kinross ZIP code 49752 serves an area in the northwest part of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49752&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49752 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* [[Kincheloe, Michigan|Kincheloe]] is to the northwest, and the Kincheloe ZIP code 49788 serves a small area in the northwest part of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49788&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49788 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,584 people, 607 households, and 475 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was 14.6 per square mile (5.6/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 776 housing units at an average density of 7.2 per square mile (2.8/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 92.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 5.81% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.96% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 607 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,850, and the median income for a family was $43,882. Males had a median income of $34,444 versus $22,007 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,320.  About 4.1% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Media==
* 105.5 FM - [[WMKC|WMKD]] ([[country music]])

==Climate==
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Pickford has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=727341&cityname=Pickford%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Pickford Township, Michigan]</ref>

==References==
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{{Chippewa County, Michigan}}

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