Excelsior Township, Michigan
Excelsior Township, Michigan | |
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Excelsior Township Hall | |
Location within Kalkaska County (red) and a portion of the administered community of Manistee Lake (pink) | |
| Coordinates: 44°44′06″N 85°01′20″W / 44.73500°N 85.02222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Kalkaska |
| Established | 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Norman Groner |
| • Clerk | Annie Wallace |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.22 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
| • Land | 35.33 sq mi (91.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.89 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,165 ft (355 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 991 |
| • Density | 27.0/sq mi (10.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49646 (Kalkaska) |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-26860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626260 |
| Website | Official website |
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Excelsior Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 991 at the 2020 census.
The township was established in 1875. Portions of the township are served by the Excelsior Township School District 1, which is one of the last remaining one-room schoolhouses in the state. The current township hall also served as a high school in the past and is listed as a state historic site.