Rockland Township, Michigan

Rockland Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 226 at the 2020 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.14%) is water.

Communities

• Rockland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the township at Template:Coord.<ref>Template:Gnis</ref> The Rockland Mine opened in 1847 and a post office named Rockland opened in January 1853 and closed in September 1860. A post office also opened at Minesota Mine in May 1857, which was renamed to National in March 1861. In December 1863, the National post office was changed to Rockford. A settlement named Rosendale was laid out by the Minesota Mining Company in 1858. Another settlement named Williamsburg was platted by William Sheppard and William Davey. A third settlement named Webster was platted by James Cooper. The three adjacent plats were consolidated into Rockland in 1864.<ref name="Romig">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Gnis</ref> Rockland has its own post office with the 49960 ZIP Code.
• Victoria was a settlement in the township housing workers at the Victoria Mine at Template:Coord.<ref>Template:Gnis</ref> A post office was established September 1899. The village was abandoned after the mine closed in 1921, although the post office operated until December 1935.<ref>Template:Gnis</ref> Like some other mines in the area, Victoria Mine was financed by British interests and was named for Queen Victoria.<ref name="Romig"/>

Notable people

• Jack Carkeek, a famous pro wrestler of the late 19th century, was born in Rockland.
• Joseph G. Pinten, Roman Catholic bishop, was born in Rockland.