McMillan Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan facts for kids
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McMillan Township, Michigan
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Location within Ontonagon County
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Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Ontonagon |
Area | |
• Total | 70.50 sq mi (182.6 km2) |
• Land | 70.43 sq mi (182.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 1,201 ft (366 m) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 406 |
• Density | 6.79/sq mi (2.62/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) |
49912 (Bruce Crossing)
49925 (Ewen) |
Area code(s) | 906 |
FIPS code | 26-50460 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626659 |
McMillan Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 406 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 70.50 square miles (182.59 km2), of which 70.43 square miles (182.41 km2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (0.10%) is water.
Communities
- Ewen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place at 46°32′07″N 89°16′52″W / 46.53528°N 89.28111°W, near where M-28 crosses the south branch of the Ontonagon River. The community began as a logging camp in 1888 and in 1889 gained a depot named Ewen Station on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (now the Soo Line Railroad). It was named for W. A. Ewen, a treasurer of the railroad. It also received a Post Office named Ewen Station in 1889, shortened to Ewen in 1894. The Ewen Post Office, ZIP code 49925, serves much of the township area. Bruce Crossing is about 5 miles east on M-28 and Matchwood about 6 miles west.
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