Burt Township, Michigan | |
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 Burt Township Offices inGrand Marais | |
%2c_MI_location3.png) Location withinAlger County (red) and the administered CDP ofGrand Marais (pink) | |
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| Coordinates:46°36′16″N86°02′58″W / 46.60444°N 86.04944°W /46.60444; -86.04944 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Alger |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Jon Babbitt |
| • Clerk | Lori McShane |
| Area | |
• Total | 258.03 sq mi (668.3 km2) |
| • Land | 230.48 sq mi (596.9 km2) |
| • Water | 27.55 sq mi (71.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 411 |
| • Density | 2.26/sq mi (0.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-11960[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626008[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Burt Township is acivil township ofAlger County in the U.S. state ofMichigan. As of the2020 census, its population was 411.[3]
The township contains the community ofGrand Marais, which contains numerous historic structures, including thePickle Barrel House and theGrand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner and Outer Lights. The township is also the eastern gateway to thePictured Rocks National Lakeshore and includes theAu Sable Light on the shores ofLake Superior.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 258.03 square miles (668.29 km2), of which 230.48 square miles (596.94 km2) is land and 27.55 square miles (71.35 km2) (10.68%) is water.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1960 | 457 | — | |
| 1970 | 424 | −7.2% | |
| 1980 | 539 | 27.1% | |
| 1990 | 508 | −5.8% | |
| 2000 | 480 | −5.5% | |
| 2010 | 522 | 8.8% | |
| Source: Census Bureau. Census1960- 2000, 2010. | |||
As of 2020, its population was 411 and it had a median household income of $41,778.[3]
Burt Township is served by theBurt Township School District, which has its boundaries conterminous with the township.[8]
Grand Marais Airport is located within Burt Township.
M-77 runs south–north through the center of the township and terminates just before Lake Superior.
H-58 travels east–west in and out of township and enters in the eastern portion ofPictured Rocks.Municipalities and communities ofAlger County, Michigan,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |