Sherman Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan
township in Keweenaw County, Michigan
Sherman Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 91 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 69.24 square miles (179.33 km2), of which 65.16 square miles (168.76 km2) and 4.08 square miles (10.57 km2) (5.89%) is water.
Communities
Gay is an unincorporated community located near the mouth of the Tobacco River at Lake Superior at 47°13′39″N 88°09′49″W.
Hebards is an unincorporated community along the western edge of the township at 47°17′06″N 88°17′50″W. Also spelled as Hebard, the community was settled as a railway station along the Mineral Range Railroad in 1903, and a now-defunct post office opened on June 30, 1903. It was named for lumbermen Charles and Edward Hebard.
Snowshoe is an unincorporated community within the township at 47°13′50″N 88°14′29″W.
Traverse is an unincorporated community located along the Traverse River at 47°15′19″N 88°15′51″W.
Demographics
In 2000, there were 60 people, 34 households, and 14 families residing in the township. The population density was 0.9 per square mile (0.4/km2). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 1.7 per square mile (0.7/km2). By the publication of the 2020 census, its population grew to 91.
In 2000, the racial and ethnic makeup of the township was 98.33% White, and 1.67% from two or more races.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Sherman Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan” is township in Keweenaw County, Michigan. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Sherman, Township and Keweenaw, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “township in Keweenaw County, Michigan” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7495255. Authority coordinates are 47.240, -88.233. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1903 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.
How to read it
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