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History · Doyle Township

Half of Doyle Township’s homes were built after 1979

Most of Doyle Township was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1931 on.

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8%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Doyle Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Doyle Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Doyle Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Doyle Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Doyle Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Doyle Township is a civil township of Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 563 in 2020. This area is known for its pristine beaches on Lake Michigan and inland lakes, such as Gulliver Lake, McDonald Lake, and Clear Lake, among others.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 624 to 563 (-10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Doyle Township on the map, 1931 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Doyle Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Doyle Township on the 1931 USGS mapDoyle Township on the 1972 USGS mapDoyle Township on the 1983 USGS map1931Manistique River NE sheet · 1:31,680

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Doyle Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Doyle Township

Nobody well known was born in Doyle Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Len St. JeanPlayer of American football · b. 1941
F. Robert EdwardsAmerican politician · b. 1940
Martin R. BradleyAmerican politician · b. 1888
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Rob RubickPlayer of American football · b. 1960
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John MillerAmerican author (20th century)
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Gulliver
Gone or out of use
Doyle Township Emergency Landing Fieldairport
1cemetery inside Doyle Township
Woods

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Germfask Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townManistique TownshipIts storyC−Mueller Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSeney TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.