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History · Erwin Township

27% of Erwin Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1955 on.

0on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Erwin 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 Erwin Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Erwin Township’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Erwin Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Erwin Township, in brief

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

Erwin Township is a civil township of Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 267 in 2020. The township is just south of Ironwood. The Montreal River is the western boundary, with Wisconsin on the other side and to the south. Bessemer Township is on the east and north.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 326 to 267 (-18%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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

Erwin Township on the map, 1955 to 1980

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

Erwin Township on the 1955 USGS mapErwin Township on the 1975 USGS mapErwin Township on the 1980 USGS map1955Bessemer sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Erwin Township

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

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Al RossiAmerican rower · b. 1931
Frank OlsonAmerican chemist · b. 1910
Renee EllmersFormer U.S. Representative from North Carolina · b. 1964
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Otto BinderAmerican writer · b. 1911
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Jay W. JohnsonAmerican politician · b. 1943
Lise Anne CoutureArchitect · b. 1959
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Ironwood6 historic placesA−Bessemer Township1 historic placeA−

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.