Spalding Township, Michigan

Spalding Township, Michigan
Location within Menominee County (red) and the state of Michigan; administered village of Powers in pink
Location within Menominee County (red) and the state of Michigan; administered village of Powers in pink
Spalding Township is located in Michigan
Spalding Township
Spalding Township
Spalding Township is located in the United States
Spalding Township
Spalding Township
Coordinates: 45°45′34″N 87°31′42″W / 45.75944°N 87.52833°W / 45.75944; -87.52833
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMenominee
Settled1871
Government
 • SupervisorJames Moraska
Area
 • Total163.0 sq mi (422 km2)
 • Land162.6 sq mi (421 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1 km2)
Elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Population
 • Total1,599
 • Density9.8/sq mi (3.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
49874 (Powers)
49886 (Spalding)
49873 (Perronville)
Area code906
FIPS code26-109-75350[3]
GNIS feature ID1627101[4]
Websitewww.powers-spalding.org

Spalding Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,599 at the 2020 census.[2] It is named after Jesse Spalding (1833–1904), who operated a steam sawmill at the village in the township that now bears his name.[5][6]

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Spalding township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spalding Township, Michigan
  5. ^ "Titan of Lumbering Left Name on U.P. Community". The Escanaba Daily Press. September 23, 1959. p. 17. Retrieved November 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Spalding Often Being Misspelled". The Escanaba Daily Press. September 20, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved November 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

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