Breen Township, Michigan
Civil township in Michigan, United States
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Breen Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 471 at the 2020 census.
Breen Township, Michigan | |
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Location within Dickinson County | |
  Breen Township Location within the state of Michigan  Breen Township Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′47″N 87°43′42″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Dickinson |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Benjamin Aho |
| • Clerk | August Murray |
| Area | |
• Total | 88.38 sq mi (228.90 km2) |
| • Land | 86.69 sq mi (224.53 km2) |
| • Water | 1.69 sq mi (4.38 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,063 ft (324 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 471 |
| • Density | 5.43/sq mi (2.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-10200[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625973[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 88.3 square miles (229 km2), of which, 87.9 square miles (228 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (0.46%) is water.
Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township.
- Foster City is an unincorporated community on M-69 and the east branch of the Sturgeon River at 45°57′48″N 87°44′38″W.[4] It was a station on a branch of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The community was founded and named after Alonzo L. Foster, a lumberman. A post office was established in 1886 and continues to be served by ZIP Code 49834.[5]
- Hardwood is an unincorporated community about two miles east of Foster City on M-69 and the east branch of the Sturgeon River at 45°57′42″N 87°41′28″W.[6] It was a station on the Chicago and North Western Railway, named by its principal proprietors, the Menominee Hardwood & Shingle Company in 1884. A post office was in operation for several months in 1891. It is currently served by ZIP Code 49834 out of Foster City, Michigan .[5]
- Hylas is a historic locale, located about three miles east of Hardwood on M-69.[7] It was a station on the Chicago and North Western Railway, named by the railroad for Hylas from Greek mythology.[5]