Norway Township, Michigan
Civil township in Michigan, United States
45°49′24″N 87°53′21″W / 45.82333°N 87.88917°W / 45.82333; -87.88917[1]
(2020)
49801 (Iron Mountain)
49831 (Felch)
49834 (Foster City)
49852 (Loretto)
49870 (Norway)
49892 (Vulcan)
49831 (Felch)
49834 (Foster City)
49852 (Loretto)
49870 (Norway)
49892 (Vulcan)
Norway Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,535 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.9 square miles (235 km2), of which, 89.3 square miles (231 km2) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) of it (1.77%) is water.
Communities
- Vulcan is an unincorporated community in Norway Township on U.S. Highway 2 about three miles east of the City of Norway at 45°46′50″N 87°51′45″W / 45.78056°N 87.86250°W / 45.78056; -87.86250.[4] The community was named after Vulcan, ancient Roman god of fire.[5]
Demographics
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/2009-0619-Vulcan-BigJohn.jpg/200px-2009-0619-Vulcan-BigJohn.jpg)
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,639 people, 630 households, and 468 families residing in the township. By 2020, its population was 1,535.
Notable person
- Charlotte Armstrong, mystery novelist and Edgar Award winner, was born in Vulcan.
References
- ^ Michigan Townships Association (2023). "Norway Township, Dickinson County, Michigan". Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norway Township, Michigan
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vulcan, Michigan
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 134.
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Municipalities and communities of Dickinson County, Michigan, United States
County seat: Iron Mountain
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