Duncan Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan

Former civil township in Michigan, United States

45°37′12″N 84°20′50″W / 45.62000°N 84.34722°W / 45.62000; -84.34722CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyCheboyganCreated1853Organized1854Disestablished1887Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))

Duncan Township was a civil township in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was created on January 29, 1853,^[1] and organized on August 23, 1854.^[2] As the second township in the county, it consisted of all parts east of the Cheboygan River.^[3] Portions of this township were later incorporated into Benton Township in 1871, and Grant Township in 1879. The remnants of Duncan Township were combined with and incorporated into Benton Township on March 7, 1887.^[4]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1860	134	—
1870	831	+520.1%
1880	270	−67.5%
Source: ^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ Geo W. Peck (1853). Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1853. Lansing. pp. 19–20.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Ware, W.H. (1876). The centennial history of Cheboygan County and village. Cheboygan, Michigan: Northern Tribune Print. p. 24.
^ H. R. Page & Co. (1884). The Traverse region, historical and descriptive. Chicago. pp. 94–97.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Thorp & Godfrey (1887). Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1887. Lansing. pp. 137–138.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Kennedy, Joseph C. G. (1864). Population of the United States in 1860 (PDF) (Report). Government Printing Office. p. 238. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
^ Walker, Francis A. (1872). The Statistics of the Population of the United States (PDF) (Report). Government Printing Office. p. 169. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
^ Seaton, Charles W. (1882). Population of the United States at the Tenth Census (PDF) (Report). Government Printing Office. p. 214. Retrieved 2023-10-24.