Chassell Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,878 at the 2020 census.

The township was organized on April 14, 1888, and named after John Chassell, a prominent businessman and farmer whose farmland became the site of the community of Chassell.

Communities

  • Chassell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the township located at the southwest end of Portage Lake on Pike Bay.
  • Klingville is an unincorporated community in the township at .
  • Portage Entry is an unincorporated community in the township located at on the west side of the Portage River, roughly across from Jacobsville in Torch Lake Township. A post office operated from October 10, 1851, until August 8, 1853.
  • Singing Sands is an unincorporated community in the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (6.14%) is water.

Demographics

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! Largest ancestries (2000) !! Percent

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| Finnish || 46.3%

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| German || 12.8%

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| English || 7.2%

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| French || 7.0%

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| Irish || 5.0%

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| Swedish || 4.3%

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| French Canadian || 2.5%

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| American || 2.2%

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At the 2000 census, In 1992, the schools were moved to Chassell Township School, which serves as a K-12 public school.

References

  • Chassell Township website
  • Strawberry Festival
  • Chassell Township Schools