McMillan Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan
Civil township in Michigan, United States
46°31′42″N 89°17′03″W / 46.52833°N 89.28417°W / 46.52833; -89.28417 (2020)
49912 (Bruce Crossing)
49925 (Ewen)
49925 (Ewen)
McMillan Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 406 at the 2020 census.[3]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 70.50 square miles (182.59 km2), of which 70.43 square miles (182.41 km2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (0.10%) is water.
Communities
- Ewen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place at 46°32′07″N 89°16′52″W / 46.53528°N 89.28111°W / 46.53528; -89.28111, near where M-28 crosses the south branch of the Ontonagon River.[4] The community began as a logging camp in 1888 and in 1889 gained a depot named Ewen Station on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (now the Soo Line Railroad). It was named for W. A. Ewen, a treasurer of the railroad. It also received a Post Office named Ewen Station in 1889, shortened to Ewen in 1894.[5] The Ewen Post Office, ZIP code 49925, serves much of the township area. Bruce Crossing is about 5 miles east on M-28 and Matchwood about 6 miles west.
References
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McMillan Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ewen, Michigan
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
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County seat: Ontonagon
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