Maple Grove Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan
Former civil township in Michigan, United States
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Maple Grove Township was a civil township in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Maple Grove Township, Michigan | |
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Former civil township | |
Former location within Cheboygan County | |
  Maple Grove Township Location within the state of Michigan  Maple Grove Township Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 45°14′54″N 84°18′15″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Cheboygan |
| Established | 1909 |
| Disestablished | 1942 |
| Population (1940) | |
• Total | 10 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
The township was created from the southern half of Forest Township in 1909. Maple Grove Township last reported a population of 10 at the 1940 census. In 1942, it merged back into Forest Township due to a low population.[1][2]
History
Maple Grove Township was first established on October 28, 1909.[3] It was set aside from the southern 36-square-mile (93 km2) survey township area of Forest Township in the southeastern corner of Cheboygan County.[4]
Although the township was created prior to the 1910 census, the new township went unreported in that decennial census. In the 1920 census, the population was recorded at 63.[5] The township recorded a population of 33 in the 1930 census.[6] In the 1940 census, the township recorded only 10 residents.[1] Because of its very low population, the township returned back to Forest Township in 1942, at which time Maple Grove Township ceased to exist.[2]
Geography
Although the township never had any precise area measurements, it occupied the southern 36 sections of Forest Township, which is a survey township area approximately equal to 36 square miles (93 km2) total.
The township contained Dorsy Lake (or Duby Lake) and Silver Lake.[7][8] The Black River also flowed through the township. The rural township had no major roadways, although M-33 was created in 1919 and ran near the eastern edge of the township.[9]