DeTour Village is a village in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 263 at the 2020 census. The village is at the extreme eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in Detour Township, at the turning point for the shipping channel connecting the St. Mary's River with Lake Huron and the Straits of Mackinac. Drummond Island, one of the largest islands in the St. Mary's River, is only one mile across the river from DeTour. The DeTour Reef Light is nearby.

History

The place was originally an Ojibwe settlement. It was connected with the fur trade and over time it came to have a large Metis population. Over time the Metis inhabitants were redefined as being French-Canadian. The area was organized in 1850 as Warren Township, named after Ebenezer Warren, the first postmaster of the township. The settlement was called Warrenville on an 1848 map. The name was changed to Detour in 1856 when a new postmaster, Henry A. Williams, assumed office. It incorporated as a village in 1899. The spelling was changed to "DeTour" in 1953 and the post office was renamed "DeTour Village" in 1961. M-134 runs through the village, connecting with I-75 43 mi to the west and with M-129 25 mi to the west, which runs north 37 mi to Sault Ste. Marie. M-134 also continues east to Drummond Island via the Drummond Island Ferry.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.38 sqmi, of which 3.55 sqmi is land and 4.83 sqmi is water.

Climate

Demographics

In 2020, its population was 263.

Major highways