Gourley Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 451 at the 2020 census. Gourley Township was established in 1920.

Geography

The township is in eastern Menominee County, bordered to the east by Delta County. It is 8 mi east of Carney and 52 mi by road northeast of Menominee, the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 sqmi, of which 35.7 sqmi are land and 0.03 sqmi, or 0.10%, are water. The Cedar River, a tributary of Lake Michigan, flows across the township from north to south.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 409 people, 166 households, and 124 families residing in the township. In 2020, there were 451 people in the township.

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