Duncan Township was a civil township in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was created on January 29, 1853,[1] and organized on August 23, 1854.[2] As the second township in the county, it consisted of all parts east of the Cheboygan River.[3] Portions of this township were later incorporated into Benton Township in 1871, and Grant Township in 1879. The remnants of Duncan Township were combined with and incorporated into Benton Township on March 7, 1887.[4]
Duncan Township, Michigan | |
|---|---|
Former civil township | |
  Duncan Township Location in the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′12″N 84°20′50″W / 45.62000°N 84.34722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Cheboygan |
| Created | 1853 |
| Organized | 1854 |
| Disestablished | 1887 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 134 | — |
| 1870 | 831 | +520.1% |
| 1880 | 270 | −67.5% |
| Source: [5][6][7] | ||
References
edit- ^ Geo W. Peck (1853). Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1853. Lansing. pp. 19–20.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ware, W.H. (1876). The centennial history of Cheboygan County and village. Cheboygan, Michigan: Northern Tribune Print. p. 24.
- ^ H. R. Page & Co. (1884). The Traverse region, historical and descriptive. Chicago. pp. 94–97.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Thorp & Godfrey (1887). Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1887. Lansing. pp. 137–138.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Kennedy, Joseph C. G. (1864). Population of the United States in 1860 (PDF) (Report). Government Printing Office. p. 238. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Walker, Francis A. (1872). The Statistics of the Population of the United States (PDF) (Report). Government Printing Office. p. 169. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Seaton, Charles W. (1882). Population of the United States at the Tenth Census (PDF) (Report). Government Printing Office. p. 214. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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