DeTour Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 671 at the 2020 census. The township is at the extreme eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula.
History
The area was organized in 1850 as Warren Township, named after Ebenezer Warren, the first postmaster of the township. The principal settlement, later known as De Tour Village, was named as Warrenville on an 1848 map. The village name was changed to DeTour in 1856 and the township followed suit. The spelling of the village name was changed to "De Tour" in 1953.
Geography
The township is bordered by the St. Marys River to the north, Lake Huron to the south, and De Tour Passage to the east, which separates the township from Drummond Island. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 35.35%, is water.
Communities
- De Tour Village is at the eastern end of the township.
Demographics
As of the census