Moran Township, Michigan facts for kids

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Civil township
Moran Township Office
Location within Mackinac County
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Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Mackinac
Established	1844
Area
• Total	134.42 sq mi (348.1 km2)
• Land	127.57 sq mi (330.4 km2)
• Water	6.85 sq mi (17.7 km2)
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,029
• Density	8.07/sq mi (3.12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	49760 (Moran) 49762 (Naubinway) 49781 (St. Ignace)
Area code(s)	906
FIPS code	26-55480
GNIS feature ID	1626766

Moran Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,029 at the 2020 census.

Geography

The township is in central Mackinac County, along the northeast shore of Lake Michigan. The southeastern end of the township touches the Straits of Mackinac at the northeast end of the lake. The city of St. Ignace borders the township to the southeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 134.42 square miles (348.15 km²), of which 127.57 square miles (330.40 km²) are land and 6.85 square miles (17.74 km²), or 5.10%, are water.

Communities

• Brevort is an unincorporated community in the township on U.S. Route 2 at 46°01′08″N 85°02′30″W / 46.01889°N 85.04167°W / 46.01889; -85.04167 (Brevort, Michigan), approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of St. Ignace. The community is not a part of Brevort Township, which is adjacent to Moran Township on the north and east.
• Gros Cap is an unincorporated community in the township on Lake Michigan, approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of St. Ignace at 45°52′13″N 84°49′40″W / 45.87028°N 84.82778°W / 45.87028; -84.82778 (Gros Cap, Michigan)
• Ozark is a mostly unpopulated historic locale in the township at 46°08′31″N 84°57′56″W / 46.14194°N 84.96556°W / 46.14194; -84.96556 (Ozark, Michigan). It was the site for the charcoal kilns of the Martel Furnace Company and was a flag stop named "Johnson's" on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway in 1882. A post office named Ozark operated from June 1884 until August 1966. The name was derived from the early French name for the place Aux Arc, meaning "at the bend."

Attractions

• Father Marquette National Memorial
• Fred Dye Nature Sanctuary
• Hiawatha National Forest (part)
• North Country Trail (segment)
• St. Helena Island

Demographics

In 2020, the township population was 1,029.