Newton Township, Mackinac County, Michigan
township in Mackinac County, Michigan
Newton Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, its population was 430.
History
The area was settled as early as 1765 by the St. Helena Island fisheries, which was operated by the Newton Brothers firm. The township itself was formally organized much later in 1878 and named after Nelson Newton.
Geography
The township is in western Mackinac County, on the northern shore of Lake Michigan. It is bordered to the north by Portage Township and to the east by Garfield Township, both in Mackinac County, and to the west by Mueller Township in Schoolcraft County. St. Ignace, the Mackinac county seat, is 50 miles (80 km) to the east via US Highway 2, and Manistique is 30 miles (48 km) to the west.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Newton Township has a total area of 154.91 square miles (401.22 km2), of which 148.60 square miles (384.87 km2) are land and 6.31 square miles (16.34 km2) (4.07%) are water.
The public source identifies “Newton Township, Mackinac County, Michigan” as township in Mackinac County, Michigan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Newton, Township and Mackinac.
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