Holmes Township, Michigan

Civil township in Michigan, United States

45°30′53″N 87°43′51″W / 45.51472°N 87.73083°W / 45.51472; -87.73083CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyMenomineeArea

^[1]

• Total72.44 sq mi (187.6 km²) • Land71.37 sq mi (184.8 km²) • Water1.07 sq mi (2.8 km²)Elevation

764 ft (233 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total341 • Density4.8/sq mi (1.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Codes

49821 (Daggett)
49887 (Stepheson)

Area code906FIPS code26-109-38760^[3]GNIS feature ID1626481^[4]

Holmes Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 341 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Geography

The township is in western Menominee County and is bordered to the west, across the Menominee River, by Marinette County in Wisconsin. Menominee, the county seat, is 32 miles (51 km) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Holmes Township has a total area of 72.4 square miles (188 km²), of which 71.4 square miles (185 km²) are land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), or 1.47%, are water.^[1] The township is drained by the Menominee River, which flows south along the township's western boundary toward Lake Michigan.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 296 people, 130 households, and 89 families residing in the township. In 2020, there were 341 people in the township.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "P1. Race – Holmes township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holmes Township, Michigan