Tuscarora Township, Michigan
township in Cheboygan County, Michigan
Tuscarora Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,080 at the 2020 census.
Communities
Burt Lake is an unincorporated community on the southwest shore of Burt Lake at 45°26′27″N 84°42′40″W. It is on M-68, about 7 miles (11 km) west of I-75 at Indian River and about 16 miles (26 km) east of Petoskey.
Indian River is an unincorporated community on the southeast end of Burt Lake. It is also a census-designated place that includes the eastern portion of the township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.0 square miles (108.7 km2), of which 29.4 square miles (76.2 km2) is land and 12.5 square miles (32.5 km2), or 29.89%, is water.
Burt Lake State Park is located on the south shore of Burt Lake.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,091 people, 1,357 households, and 925 families residing in the township. The population density was 105.0 inhabitants per square mile (40.5/km2). There were 2,162 housing units at an average density of 73.4 per square mile (28.3/km2).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Tuscarora Township, Michigan” as township in Cheboygan County, Michigan. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as township in Cheboygan County, Michigan. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7856715. Authority coordinates are 45.416, -84.646. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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