Sagola Township, Michigan
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Sagola Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,066 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Much of the township is the Copper Country State Forest. The northwest portion is drained by the Michigamme River. A small portion of the northeast is drained by tributaries of the Escanaba River. The central portion is drained by the Ford River, and the south by the Sturgeon River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, of which, Template:Convert of it is land and Template:Convert of it (1.55%) is water.
Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a few small unincorporated communities, all located along Michigan highway M-95. These communities, located directly along the Milwaukee and Northern Railway were developed by the Milwaukee Land Company<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> as a result of land grants in the late Nineteenth Century. The first transaction on every deed for lots names the Milwaukee Land Company<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> as grantor. <ref>Template:Harvp</ref>
Channing
Channing began as a railroad junction called "Ford Siding". The community's name was changed to Channing, in honor of surveyor John Parke Channing, in November 1892. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1892 a post office was established. This post office continues to serve ZIP code 49815.<ref name="Romig">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Gnis</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> By the late 1960s, with few riders remaining and the US Postal rail contracts ended,<ref>Template:Harvp</ref> the Milwaukee Road (and most other big RRs) discontinued many of their long-distance trains. After these passenger services ended, the Channing station continued to be used as a train order office for both the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad and the Milwaukee Road.
The Chippewa was discontinued on February 2, 1960.<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Copper Country Limited made its last runs on March 7, 1968.<ref name="Copper">Template:Cite web</ref> There also were morning and evening trains to Crystal Falls and Iron River.<ref>Template:Harvp</ref> All services to Crystal Falls and Iron River ended in 1969 when that branch from Kelso Junction (7.7 miles west of Channing) was abandoned.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Floodwood
Floodwood is on M-95 about five miles (8 km) north of Channing and two miles (3 km) south of the Marquette County boundary. It began as a lumber settlement on the Milwaukee and Northern Railroad. A post office was in operation there from 1887 until 1905.<ref name="Romig"/><ref>Template:Gnis</ref>
Randville
Randville was originally a mining settlement, that was formed because of the nearby Groveland Mine. Randville was the location of a 4.5 mile spur to the Randville Mine between 1891 and 1913.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was a station on the Milwaukee and Northern Railroad (10 miles south of Channing) in 1880 and a post office was in operation there from 1891 until 1932.<ref name="Romig"/><ref>Template:Gnis</ref>
Sagola
Sagola was formed, when in about 1885, five Chicago men formed the Sagola Lumber Company to harvest pine timber in the area. The mill, which is now owned by Louisiana-Pacific had made oriented strand board (OSB) since 1988 has since switched to LP® SmartSide® in 2023.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The name Sagola was derived from the local Indian word for "welcome". A post office was first established there in 1889, and continues today to serve ZIP code 49881.<ref name="Romig"/><ref>Template:Gnis</ref> Sagola is about five miles south of Channing.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,169 people, 475 households, and 323 families residing in the township. In 2020, its population was 1,066. As of the 2010 Census the total population: 1,169, median age: 40 years old, total households: 475 and median household income: $33,333.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Bibliography
References
External links
- Sagola Township, Mi. official website