Kinross Charter Township, Michigan

Charter township in Michigan, United States

46°16′52″N 84°34′36″W / 46.28111°N 84.57667°W / 46.28111; -84.57667CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyChippewaGovernment

• SupervisorJim MooreArea

• Total120.9 sq mi (313.2 km²) • Land119.7 sq mi (310.1 km²) • Water1.2 sq mi (3.1 km²)Elevation

702 ft (214 m)Population

(2020)

• Total6,139 • Density51/sq mi (20/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)

49715 (Brimley)
49724 (Dafter)
49728 (Eckerman)
49752 (Kinross)
49780 (Rudyard)
49788 (Kincheloe)

Area code906FIPS code26-43480^[1]GNIS feature ID1626563^[2]WebsiteOfficial website

Kinross Charter Township is a charter township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,139 at the 2020 census,^[3] down from 7,561 at the 2010 census.^[4]

Geography

The township is located in the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, 18 miles (29 km) south of Sault Ste. Marie and 33 miles (53 km) north of St. Ignace.

According to the US Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 120.9 square miles (313.2 km²), of which 119.7 square miles (310.1 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), or 1.00%, is water.

Communities

Kincheloe, located in the eastern part of the township just east of Interstate 75, is on part of the former Kincheloe Air Force Base, which was deactivated in 1977. It has a US Post Office (49788).
Kinross is the unincorporated area in the eastern end of Kinross Charter Township outside of Kincheloe. Its US Post Office (49752) is located adjacent to Interstate 75, west-northwest of Kincheloe.

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States census,^[1] there were 5,922 people, 1,156 households, and 887 families in the township.

Transportation

Chippewa County International Airport, on a portion of the previous Kincheloe Air Force Base, provides regional airline service to the area.
Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service between St. Ignace and Ironwood, Michigan.^[5]

Historic sites

The old Kinross Township Hall and School, located in Kinross, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kinross Charter Township, Michigan
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kinross charter township, Chippewa County MI". US Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
^ "ST. IGNACE-SAULT STE. MARIE-IRONWOOD" (PDF). Indian Trails. January 15, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
^ Robert O. Christensen (August 2003), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM: Kinross Township Hall and School