Boyne Valley Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,425 at the 2020 census.

The township was established in 1873 and contains the village of Boyne Falls and Boyne Mountain Resort.

Communities

  • Boyne Falls is an incorporated village located in the center of the township at .
  • Cushman is a former community located along the Boyne City Railroad, where a railway station was built in 1893. The station served as a stopover between the Doyle and Moore stations.
  • Doyle's Siding is a former settlement that existed along the Boyne City Railroad about southeast of Boyne City. A station named Doyle was built here in 1894 to help transport the area's plentiful supply of lumber.
  • Moore is a former settlement along a railway station on the Boyne City Railroad. The Moore station served as a connector route to the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad about to the east in Boyne Falls. Cushman, Doyle's Siding, and Moore appear on a 1911 map of Charlevoix County. The area where Moore once stood is now part of Boyne Mountain Resort.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Boyne Valley Township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.89%) is water.

The Boyne River flows through the township.

Major highways

  • runs south–north through the center of the township.
  • enters the township through the west and terminates at US 131 in the village of Boyne Falls.
  • runs west–east under various local names and also briefly runs concurrently with M-75 and US 131.
  • forms a portion of the southwestern boundary of the township.

Demographics