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Tahquamenon Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.. The heavily forested Upper Peninsula is relatively mountainous in the west. The Porcupine Mountains, which are part of one of the oldest mountain chains in the world, [3] rise to an altitude of almost 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level and form the watershed between the streams flowing into Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
Tyrone Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2020 census, the township had a total population of 5,021. [3]It is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of the city of Grand Rapids.
Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwestern United States.It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north.
The location of the state of Michigan in the United States of America. The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Michigan: Michigan is located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America, comprising two peninsulas.
As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 3,141 people, 1,210 households, and 895 families residing in the township. The population density was 88.2 inhabitants per square mile (34.1/km 2).
Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. pp. 40, 292, 522. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
Tawas City was founded in 1854 as the first city to be located on the shores of Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron north of Bay City, Michigan.Tawas City was designated as the county seat of Iosco County, and the first post office was established Jan. 6, 1856, with James O. Whittemore appointed postmaster.
As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 2,498 people, 941 households, and 706 families residing in the township. The population density was 69.9 inhabitants per square mile (27.0/km 2).