Detour
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Outdoors in Detour
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About Detour
Village in Michigan, United StatesDeTour Village ( DEE-tu-ər) 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.
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Work & commute in Detour
Full picture →Most working residents leave Detour for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Sault Ste. Marie (20%), Drummond (15%) and Rogers City (5%). Half commute less than 38 miles.
Health in Detour
Compared with Michigan
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Detour
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 2% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Detour
Full climate →Detour has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 75 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Detour
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Detour’s library
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Where Detour is
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