Английская Википедия:Felch Township, Michigan
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Felch Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan, named in honor of Alpheus Felch.[1] The population was 687 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which, Шаблон:Convert of it is land and Шаблон:Convert of it (0.47%) is water.
Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township.
- Felch is an unincorporated community on M-69 at Шаблон:Coord.[2] Felch was a station on a branch of the Chicago and North Western Railway. A post office has been in operation there since 1906.[3]
- Metropolitan was a thriving village established just after 1880 to exploit the iron ore in the nearby Metropolitan Mine. Metropolitan was about one mile west of Felch[4] and was the last station on a branch of the Chicago and North Western Railway coming west from Escanaba. The village was platted by the Metropolitan Mining Company in 1881. A post office was in operation there from 1881 until 1963.[3] The present Zion Lutheran Church of Metropolitan sits almost exactly on the site of the old village, which is now a string of farms along the country roads. Metropolitan was sometimes referred to as Milltown and Farmertown.
- Theodore is an unincorporated community on M-69 about half a mile northwest of Felch at Шаблон:Coord.[5] It was platted for the Lake Superior Ship Canal, Railway & Iron Company in 1881 by J.A. Van Clive.[3]
- Felch Mountain is an unincorporated community on M-69 about half a mile northwest of Felch. It is immediately adjacent to, and east of, Theodore.[6] Both Theodore and Felch Mountain are located on a steep hill north of M-69, while Felch and Metropolitan are located in the lower land south of M-69.
- Spruce was a station on the Chicago and North Western Railway[3] at Шаблон:Coord near the junction of Lucas Rd with M-69[7]
Demographics
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 726 people, 274 households, and 204 families residing in the township. By 2020, there were 687 people in the township.
Notable residents
- Chad Hord, professional off-road racing driver
References
Шаблон:Dickinson County, Michigan
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