Beaugrand Township, Michigan

Beaugrand Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,168. The area was settled in 1852.

Geography

The township is located in northwestern Cheboygan County, bordered to the northeast by the South Channel of the Straits of Mackinac and to the southeast by the city of Cheboygan, the county seat. The township includes the unincorporated communities of Pries Landing, Point Nipigon, and Grand View, all along the shore of the South Channel. U.S. Route 23 follows the shoreline, leading southeast into Cheboygan and northwest to Mackinaw City.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.9 square miles (61.9 km²), of which 23.8 square miles (61.7 km²) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km²), or 0.32%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,157 people, 484 households, and 351 families residing in the township. The population density was 48.5 per square mile (18.7/km²). There were 643 housing units at an average density of 27.0 per square mile (10.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.78% White, 0.17% African American, 2.25% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 3.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.