Mackinaw Township, Michigan

Mackinaw Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 491 at the 2020 census.

Communities

• Freedom is a small unincorporated community on the shore of the Straits of Mackinac at in the northeast portion of the township. It is located on U.S. Highway 23 about southeast of Mackinaw City and about northwest of Cheboygan.
• Mackinaw City is a village located at in the northwest portion of the township. Mackinaw City is also located in the northeast portion of Wawatam Township.

Geography

The township is located in the northwestern corner of Cheboygan County, bordered by the Straits of Mackinac to the northeast and Emmet County to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 8.33%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census