History · Burt

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from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Burt Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, its population was 411. The township contains the community of Grand Marais, which contains numerous historic structures, including the Pickle Barrel House and the Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner and Outer Lights. The township is also the eastern gateway to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and includes the Au Sable Light on the shores of Lake Superior.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 522 to 411 (-21%). Half of its homes were built before 1979.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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