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A township of 925 people in Iron County, Michigan
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Civil township in Michigan, United States
925Population
131.3 sq miArea
1,512 ftElevation

Bates 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.

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Aspirus Iron River Hospital & ClinicsIron River · 9.8 mi · ER · rural critical access
Ice Lake Family Health CenterIron River · 10 mi · sliding-scale fees
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