Torch Lake Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population of the township was 1,893. The township was established in 1886 and is one of the largest townships in Houghton County by area. It is surrounded by the Torch Lake, the Portage Lake, and Lake Superior. As well as a large number of unincorporated communities, the township also includes a portion of the Baraga State Forest which lies along the shores of Keweenaw Bay. The township borders Schoolcraft Township to the north, Osceola Township to the northwest, and Chassell Township to the southwest. The community of Hubbell serves as the major population center of the township, as well as hosting the Township Hall itself.

Communities

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  • Bootjack is an unincorporated community in the township, it borders the settlement called Dreamland and sits on Torch Lake. It is a fishing and recreational community.
  • Chickenville (sometimes called "Chickensville Location") is an unincorporated community between Lake Linden and Hubbell on M-26 at . near the point where the Portage Lake Canal connects to Portage Lake. The majority of it is located within Osceola Township but portions extend into Franklin Township and Torch Lake Township. First settle in 1887, Dollar Bay was platted in 1899 as the Village of Clark, but was never incorporated.
  • Dreamland is an unincorporated community on the east side of Torch Bay at . The elevation is above sea level. The town consists almost entirely of the Dreamland Inn and several docks. The Dreamland Inn was built in 1913 as a resort for those in the area.
  • Linwood is an unincorporated community immediately to the northwest of Chickenville.
  • The historic Jacobsville Finnish Lutheran Church is both a Michigan State Historic Site and on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1886, and its plain yet alluring design is an indication of the scale of the population that once inhabited the Jacobsville area. Jacobsville has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with warm summers and cold, snowy winters.

Demographics

As of the census