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A town of 31.
43% of the land in Grand Island Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Alger Underwater Preserve, at 16,518 acres. Grand Island Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 40 in 1960, a low of 21 in 1990, 47 in 2010. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers and 2 maps from 1958 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Grand Island Township, and how to reach them.
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In Grand Island Township, the density of trails is 0.9 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Across 5 parks and preserves: 44 miles of trail. Parks and preserves here: 5, covering 29,899 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grand Island National Recreation Area | 43.4 mi | 13,352 |
| 2. Alger Underwater Preserve | 0.2 mi | 16,518 |
| 3. Grand Island Harbor Scenic Turnout | 0.1 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Grand Island Township’s FEMA risk score comes in at 23 of 100. 57% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by lightning at 17%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summers in Grand Island Township are cool, and winters cold, snowy. July afternoons reach 73°, January nights drop to 12° and about 161 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in the town, 38% have high blood pressure. Grand Island Township: 16% of adults smoke cigarettes.
| Grand Island Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Grand Island Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Grand Island Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
43.3% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
2 places in Grand Island Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Grand Island Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located along the shores of Lake Superior, the township includes Grand Island, which is designated as the Grand Island National Recreation Area. The township also includes a small portion of the nearby mainland where most of its residents reside along M-28 just north of the city of Munising. At the 2020 census, the township population was 35, which ranked Grand Island Township as the second-least populated municipality in the state after Pointe Aux Barques Township.
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Grand Island Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
