Erwin Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Gogebic County
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Coordinates: 46°23′31″N 90°05′06″W / 46.39194°N 90.08500°W / 46.39194; -90.08500
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Gogebic
Established	1907
Government
• Supervisor	Larry Grimsby
• Clerk	Vicky Finco
Area
• Total	48.2 sq mi (124.7 km2)
• Land	47.2 sq mi (122.3 km2)
• Water	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Elevation	1,529 ft (466 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	267
• Density	7.6/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)	49911 (Bessemer) 49938 (Ironwood)
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-26340[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626246[2]
Website	Official website

Erwin Township is a civil township of Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 267 in 2020.^[3]

The township is just south of Ironwood. The Montreal River is the western boundary, with Wisconsin on the other side and to the south. Bessemer Township is on the east and north.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 48.2 square miles (125 km²), of which 47.2 square miles (122 km²) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) (1.97%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 357 people, 146 households, and 104 families residing in the township. In 2020, there were 267 people residing in the township.^[3]

Transportation

CR 505 (Van Buskirk Road) begins at the Ironwood city limits and runs through the township to terminate at CTH-C on the Wisconsin state line in Oma, Wisconsin.

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