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Mackinaw

A township of 491 people in Cheboygan County, Michigan
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Civil township in Michigan, United States
491Population
12.4 sq miArea
692 ftElevation

Mackinaw Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 491 at the 2020 census.

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Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterSaint Ignace · 10.3 mi · ER · rural critical access
Alcona Health Center Cheboygan CampusCheboygan · 12.9 mi · sliding-scale fees
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CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 49701, 49721, 49718 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Mackinaw →
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