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Rockland Township, Michigan

Civil township in Michigan, United States

46°43′18″N 89°12′43″W / 46.72167°N 89.21194°W / 46.72167; -89.21194CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyOntonagonGovernment

• SupervisorCharles Pantti • ClerkPeggy KilloranArea

• Total93.82 sq mi (243.0 km²) • Land92.75 sq mi (240.2 km²) • Water1.07 sq mi (2.8 km²)Elevation

902 ft (275 m)Population

(2020)

• Total226 • Density2.46/sq mi (0.95/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)

49912 (Bruce Crossing)
49925 (Ewen)
49953 (Ontonagon)
49960 (Rockland)

Area code906FIPS code26-69140^[1]GNIS feature ID1626992^[2]

Rockland Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 226 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.82 square miles (242.99 km²), of which 92.75 square miles (240.22 km²) is land and 1.07 square miles (2.77 km²) (1.14%) is water.

Communities

Rockland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the township at 46°44′17″N 89°10′47″W / 46.73806°N 89.17972°W / 46.73806; -89.17972.^[4] The Rockland Mine opened in 1847 and a post office named Rockland opened in January 1853 and closed in September 1860. A post office also opened at Minesota Mine in May 1857, which was renamed to National in March 1861. In December 1863, the National post office was changed to Rockford. A settlement named Rosendale was laid out by the Minesota Mining Company in 1858. Another settlement named Williamsburg was platted by William Sheppard and William Davey. A third settlement named Webster was platted by James Cooper. The three adjacent plats were consolidated into Rockland in 1864.^[5]^[6] Rockland has its own post office with the 49960 ZIP Code.
Victoria was a settlement in the township housing workers at the Victoria Mine at 46°41′57″N 89°13′47″W / 46.69917°N 89.22972°W / 46.69917; -89.22972.^[7] A post office was established September 1899. The village was abandoned after the mine closed in 1921, although the post office operated until December 1935.^[8] Like some other mines in the area, Victoria Mine was financed by British interests and was named for Queen Victoria.^[5]

Notable people

Jack Carkeek, a famous pro wrestler of the late 19th century, was born in Rockland.
Joseph G. Pinten, Roman Catholic bishop, was born in Rockland.

References

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockland Township, Michigan
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockland, Michigan
^ ^a ^b Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockland Post Office
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Victoria, Michigan
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Victoria Post Office (historical)