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; -87.88917CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyDickinsonGovernment

^[1]

• SupervisorDon Byczek • ClerkJoyce GiulianiArea

• Total90.71 sq mi (234.94 km²) • Land88.52 sq mi (229.27 km²) • Water2.19 sq mi (5.67 km²)Elevation

1,053 ft (321 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,535 • Density17.3/sq mi (6.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code(s)

49801 (Iron Mountain)
49831 (Felch)
49834 (Foster City)
49852 (Loretto)
49870 (Norway)
49892 (Vulcan)

Area code906FIPS code26-59240^[2]GNIS feature ID1626822^[3]WebsiteOfficial website

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

Big John, at the Iron Mountain Iron Mine, is a roadside attraction.

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.