Bates Township, Michigan

Civil township in Michigan, United States

46°16′20″N 88°38′11″W / 46.27222°N 88.63639°W / 46.27222; -88.63639CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyIronArea

• Total131.3 sq mi (340.1 km²) • Land125.4 sq mi (324.8 km²) • Water5.9 sq mi (15.3 km²)Elevation

1,512 ft (461 m)Population

(2020)

• Total925 • Density8.1/sq mi (3.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code26-05860^[1]GNIS feature ID1625888^[2]

Bates Township is a civil township of Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,021, though in 2020 its population was 925.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 131.3 square miles (340 km²), of which 125.4 square miles (325 km²) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km²) (4.49%) is water.

References

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bates Township, Michigan
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.