Ely Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,900 at the 2020 census. Greenwood was a station on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway and was first platted in 1865. It was the site of the blast furnaces of the Michigan Iron Company and was first known as "Greenwood Furnace". A post office with that name operated from March 1867 until October 1875, the year the furnaces were closed.

  • South Greenwood is an unincorporated community approximately one mile south of US 41/M-28 at The Greenwood Station on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway was located here..
  • Snowville is an unincorporated community in the township between Clarksburg and Greenwood.

Geography

The township is in western Marquette County. According to the United States Census Bureau, it has a total area of , of which are land and (2.32%) is water.

Highways

  • passes east–west through the northern portion of the township.

Climate

Clarksburg has a snowy humid continental climate (Dfb) bordering relatively closely on a subarctic climate (Dfc), and is the coldest settlement in all of the state of Michigan with an average yearly mean of 38.2 °F (3.4 °C). Summers are pleasant albeit rainy, with warm to hot daytime temperatures along with cooler nights. Summer also is the wettest time of the year. Springs and Autumns can be highly variable but Springs tend to be cooler and more snowier. Winters are severely long and cold for the lower 48, as well as being very snowy, with annual snowfall averaging over 120 inches (305 cm) each year, due to lake-effect snow. Winters usually last 5 – 6 months depending on the severity of the winter with milder days being sprinkled in on both ends of the season. The average growing season is likely the shortest in the state of Michigan, with just 88 growing days, lasting from June 12 to September 8, though frosts have been recorded during all months of the year, including all of the summer months. Diurnal temperature range is relatively high year round, though it is higher during Spring and Summer.

Record high: - recorded on July 21, 2022

Record low: - recorded on February 24, 2015

Highest minimum: - recorded on August 21, 2003

Lowest maximum: - recorded on February 5, 2007

Highest daily snowfall: - recorded on January 13, 2024

Highest snow depth: - recorded on February 24 & 25, 2019

Demographics

As of the census