<span class="plainlinks"></span>Bangor Charter Township is a charter township in Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 14,045 as of the 2020 Census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Communities
The township contains five unincorporated communities:
- Aplin Beach, also known as Wenona Beach, is located at Patterson and Zimmer Roads near the Saginaw Bay shoreline. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.)
- Donahue Beach, also known as Bayside and Donoghue Beach, is located at Donahue Beach Road along the Bay shoreline near the mouth of the Kawkawlin River. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.)
- Killarney Beach is located between the Bay shoreline and Tobico Marshes on Killarney Beach Road. (Elevation: 577 ft. /176 m.)
- Lagoon Beach, also known as Lagoona Beach, is located along the Bay shoreline North of the mouth of the Kawkawlin River. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.)
- Little Killarney Beach is located between the Bay shoreline and Tobico Marshes on Killarney Beach Road. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.)
- Tobico Beach is located along the Bay shoreline on Euclid Avenue between Tobico Lagoon and Tobico Marshes. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.)
History
Joseph Trombley in 1834 purchased Bangor township's section 16 from the government which was the beginning of the Bangor settlement. Bangor was platted in 1851 and was renamed Banks in 1864. In 1871, Banks became an incorporated village while Wenona was platted. In 1873, the Township consisted of about 10 sections. The community of Bangor in 1873 was served by the Banks Post Office which opened on May 18, 1864. The Banks Post Office was closed on May 1, 1866. On Nov 17, 1870, the Banks Post Office was reopened. By 1873, Wenona was served by a post office with the same name. Bay Side was a coal mining village in Bangor Township established in 1899.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (36.58%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census