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Matchwood Township, Michigan
Location within Ontonagon County
Location within Ontonagon County
Matchwood Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Matchwood Township, Michigan
Matchwood Township, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Matchwood Township, Michigan is located in the United States
Matchwood Township, Michigan
Matchwood Township, Michigan
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Michigan
County Ontonagon
Area
 • Total 109.53 sq mi (283.7 km2)
 • Land 109.52 sq mi (283.7 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
1,257 ft (383 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 90
 • Density 0.86/sq mi (0.33/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49910 (Bergland)
49925 (Ewen)
49953 (Painesdale)
Area code(s) 906
FIPS code 26-52320
GNIS feature ID 1626709

Matchwood Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 90 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 109.53 square miles (283.68 km2), of which 109.52 square miles (283.66 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) (0.01%) is water.

Communities

  • Matchwood is an unincorporated community at 46°33′23″N 89°23′47″W / 46.55639°N 89.39639°W / 46.55639; -89.39639 (Matchwood) on M-28 about 6 miles west of Ewen and 9 miles east of Bergland. It was named for the Diamond Match Company, which owned most of the pine forest in the area. The company founded the settlement in 1888 to provide for logging camps. It received a Post Office in 1889 and was nearly destroyed by a forest fire in 1893. The community was rebuilt, only to be ruined by another fire in 1906. The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (now the Soo Line Railroad) passed through the settlement.
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