Mikado Township, Michigan facts for kids
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Mikado Township, Michigan
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Location within Alcona County
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 Mikado Township, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Mikado Township, Michigan
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Alcona |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.42 sq mi (185.0 km2) |
| • Land | 71.36 sq mi (184.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 850 |
| • Density | 11.90/sq mi (4.595/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) |
48737 (Glennie)
48745 (Mikado) |
| Area code(s) | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-53880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626738 |
Mikado Township is a small community located in Alcona County, Michigan, in the United States. It is a type of local government area called a civil township. In 2020, about 850 people lived here. It's known for its quiet, natural surroundings in northeastern Michigan.
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Communities in Mikado Township
Mikado Township is home to a few smaller communities. These places are not officially separate towns but are recognized areas within the township.
Alvin
- Alvin is an unincorporated community in the southeastern part of the township. It started as a place for lumbering, which means cutting down trees for wood. Alvin even had its own post office for a short time, from 1906 to 1911.
Kurtz
- Kurtz is another unincorporated community. It's located on the western edge of the township. This community was named after Hugo Kurtz and also began as a logging area around the year 1900. Like Alvin, Kurtz had a post office for a brief period, from 1909 to 1911.
Mikado
- Mikado is the main unincorporated community in the township. You can find it in the northeastern corner. It was first called West Greenbush. A man named Daniel Bruce founded it in 1886. He built a hotel for the lumbermen working in the area. Bruce helped convince the Detroit and Mackinac Railway to build a train station there. He wanted the community and post office to be named Bruceville or Bruce Crossing, but those names were already taken. So, the postal service chose the name Mikado instead. The community briefly became an official village in 1906 but later went back to being an unincorporated area. The Mikado post office is still open today and serves most of Mikado Township and parts of nearby townships.
Geography of Mikado Township
Mikado Township covers a total area of about 71.42 square miles (185.0 square kilometers). Most of this area, about 71.36 square miles (184.8 square kilometers), is land. Only a very small part, about 0.06 square miles (0.16 square kilometers), is water.
Major Roads
Two important county roads run through Mikado Township:
F-30 is a county road that goes through the northern part of the township.
F-41 is another county road that runs along the eastern side of the township. It meets F-30 in the community of Mikado.
People and Population
The number of people living in Mikado Township has changed over the years.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 617 | — | |
| 1970 | 636 | 3.1% | |
| 1980 | 865 | 36.0% | |
| 1990 | 852 | −1.5% | |
| 2000 | 1,043 | 22.4% | |
| 2010 | 947 | −9.2% | |
| 2020 | 850 | −10.2% | |
| Source: Census Bureau. Census 1960- 2000, 2010. |
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As of the 2020 census, there were 850 people living in Mikado Township. In 2000, there were 1,043 people. The average age of people in the township in 2000 was 40 years old.
Education
Students in Mikado Township attend schools from two different public school districts:
- Most of the township is served by Oscoda Area Schools, which is located to the south in Iosco County.
- A smaller part of the township, in the northwestern area, is served by Alcona Community Schools.
