The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBates Township is a civil township of Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,021, though in 2020 its population was 925.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 921 people in 2010, 925 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1972.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bates yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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