Curtis Township is a civil township of Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,087 at the 2020 census.

Communities

  • Bamfield is a former unincorporated community that served as a station along the Au Sable and Northwestern Railroad near Bamfield Pond along the Au Sable River. A post office operated in Bamfield from December 11, 1922, until June 30, 1924. The post office closed and the community was deserted after the creation of the Alcona Dam, in which Bamfield Pond was expanded and currently known as Alcona Dam Pond.
  • Bryant is an unincorporated community located in the southeast corner of the township at .
  • Cheviers in an unincorporated community located in the center of the township at .
  • Curtisville is an unincorporated community located in the western portion of the township at . Curtisville was settled in 1881 and named after the newly established Curtis Township. It was named after its first settled E. D. Curtis. A post office opened under the name Curtis and operated briefly from June 14 until August 23, 1881. The post office was reestablished under the name Curtisville and operated from December 29, 1897, until February 15, 1955.
  • Glennie is an unincorporated community in the center of the township at the intersection of M-65 and Bamfield Road at . The community was first known as Glennie Station and began as a stop along the Detroit and Mackinac Railway in 1889. A post office opened on October 5, 1889, under the name Glennie Station and was shortened to Glennie on October 2, 1894. The community was platted much later in 1940. The Glennie post office remains open and uses the 48737 ZIP Code, which serves portions of Curtis Township and several surrounding townships.
  • Kurtz is an unincorporated community on the eastern border of the township with Mikado Township at . The community was named for Hugo Kurtz, and it began as a logging community around 1900. A post office opened briefly from July 31, 1909, until March 31, 1911.
  • Wallace is an unincorporated community located just north of Bryant at .

History

Curtis Township was organized in 1881 and named for its first settler E. D. Curtis.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (3.29%) is water.

Major highways

  • runs south–north through the center of the township.
  • is a county-designated highway that has is western terminus at M-65 in Glennie.

Demographics

As of the census

References

Sources

  • Curtis Township official website