Trout Lake Township, Michigan

Civil township in Michigan, United States

46°11′55″N 84°57′47″W / 46.19861°N 84.96306°W / 46.19861; -84.96306CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyChippewaEstablished1888Government

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• SupervisorDavid Blake-Thomas • ClerkDavid HillmanArea

• Total143.63 sq mi (372.00 km²) • Land141.39 sq mi (366.20 km²) • Water2.24 sq mi (5.80 km²)Elevation

827 ft (252 m)Population

(2020)

• Total332 • Density2.35/sq mi (0.91/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)

49715 (Brimley)
49728 (Eckerman)
49760 (Moran)
49780 (Rudyard)
49793 (Trout Lake)

Area code906FIPS code26-80600^[2]GNIS feature ID1627173^[3]WebsiteOfficial website

Trout Lake Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 332 at the 2020 census.^[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 143.63 square miles (372.00 km²), of which 141.39 square miles (366.20 km²) is land and 2.24 square miles (5.80 km²) (1.56%) is water.^[5]

The township is in southwestern Chippewa County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is bordered to the south and west by Mackinac County. The unincorporated community of Trout Lake is in the southwestern part of the township, near the lake of the same name.

Climate

Climate data for Trout Lake 1SW, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–2017)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	50 (10)	56 (13)	78 (26)	80 (27)	88 (31)	91 (33)	94 (34)	96 (36)	88 (31)	80 (27)	70 (21)	60 (16)	96 (36)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	24.8 (−4.0)	27.8 (−2.3)	38.0 (3.3)	50.4 (10.2)	64.6 (18.1)	73.3 (22.9)	76.5 (24.7)	75.2 (24.0)	67.4 (19.7)	53.8 (12.1)	40.5 (4.7)	30.3 (−0.9)	51.9 (11.1)
Daily mean °F (°C)	16.9 (−8.4)	18.4 (−7.6)	27.2 (−2.7)	39.5 (4.2)	52.3 (11.3)	61.5 (16.4)	65.4 (18.6)	64.8 (18.2)	57.6 (14.2)	45.5 (7.5)	34.0 (1.1)	23.7 (−4.6)	42.2 (5.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	8.9 (−12.8)	9.0 (−12.8)	16.4 (−8.7)	28.6 (−1.9)	40.0 (4.4)	49.8 (9.9)	54.4 (12.4)	54.3 (12.4)	47.7 (8.7)	37.2 (2.9)	27.4 (−2.6)	17.1 (−8.3)	32.6 (0.3)
Record low °F (°C)	−38 (−39)	−43 (−42)	−31 (−35)	−6 (−21)	12 (−11)	22 (−6)	23 (−5)	28 (−2)	20 (−7)	15 (−9)	−3 (−19)	−30 (−34)	−43 (−42)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	1.91 (49)	1.26 (32)	1.99 (51)	2.68 (68)	2.72 (69)	2.84 (72)	3.45 (88)	3.07 (78)	4.02 (102)	4.28 (109)	3.01 (76)	2.29 (58)	33.52 (851)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	29.9 (76)	17.7 (45)	12.3 (31)	3.9 (9.9)	0.1 (0.25)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.5 (1.3)	8.8 (22)	25.3 (64)	98.5 (250)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	14.7	9.7	8.1	9.5	10.8	10.9	11.9	10.5	12.7	15.0	12.7	14.4	140.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	13.9	8.8	4.5	2.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	4.2	9.7	43.7
Source: NOAA^[6]^[7]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	112	—
1900	307	174.1%
1910	912	197.1%
1920	537	−41.1%
1930	450	−16.2%
1940	533	18.4%
1950	378	−29.1%
1960	400	5.8%
1970	306	−23.5%
1980	386	26.1%
1990	429	11.1%
2000	465	8.4%
2010	384	−17.4%
2020	332	−13.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 465 people, 212 households, and 143 families residing in the township. By 2020, its population was 332.

Gallery

Unincorporated community of Trout Lake
U.S. Post Office in Trout Lake
Community of Trout Lake signage

References

^ Michigan Townships Association (2023). "Trout Lake Township, Chippewa County, Michigan". Retrieved December 9, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Lake Township, Michigan
^ United States Census Bureau. "Trout Lake Township, Chippewa County, Michigan". Retrieved December 4, 2023.
^ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 19 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.