Boon Township, Michigan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Boon Township, Michigan
Civil township
Boon Township Hall and Fire Department
Location within Wexford County and the administered CDP of Boon (1) and portion of the village of Harrietta (2)
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Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Wexford
Area
• Total	36.01 sq mi (93.27 km2)
• Land	36.01 sq mi (93.27 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,217 ft (371 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	650
• Density	18.05/sq mi (6.97/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49618 (Boon) 49638 (Harrietta)
Area code(s)	231
FIPS code	26-09580
GNIS feature ID	1625961

Boon Township is a special type of local government area called a civil township. It is located in Wexford County in the state of Michigan, USA. In 2020, about 650 people lived here.

Communities in Boon Township

Boon Township is home to a few smaller communities. These are places where people live, but they might not have their own separate city governments.

Boon, Michigan

• Boon is a community that is not officially a town or city. It's also known as a census-designated place, which means the government counts its population separately.
• You can find Boon inside the Manistee National Forest.
• The ZIP Code for Boon is 49618. This ZIP Code covers the eastern part of the township.
• People started settling in this area as early as 1888.

Harrietta, Michigan

• Harrietta is a small village located in the northwest part of Boon Township.
• A small piece of Harrietta actually stretches into a nearby area called Slagle Township.
• The ZIP Code for Harrietta is 49638. This ZIP Code serves the western part of Boon Township.

Geography of Boon Township

Boon Township covers a total area of about 36 square miles (93 square kilometers). All of this area is land; there are no large lakes or rivers within the township itself.

Main Roads in Boon Township

• M-115 highway sign
• The main road that goes through Boon Township is M-115.
• This highway crosses through the northeast corner of the township.

Who Lives in Boon Township?

In 2000, there were 670 people living in Boon Township. These people lived in 234 homes, and 190 of those were families.

Population Details

• About 36% of the homes had children under 18 living there.
• Most homes (67%) were married couples living together.
• About 28% of the people were under 18 years old.
• About 10% of the people were 65 years or older.
• The average age of people in the township was 36 years old.

Education in Boon Township

Students in Boon Township attend schools from two different school districts.

• Most of the township is part of the Cadillac Area Public Schools.
• A smaller part of the northern township is served by Mesick Consolidated Schools. These schools are located in Mesick.