Acme Township, Michigan

{{About|the township|the unincorporated community|Acme, Michigan}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Acme Township, Michigan | settlement_type = [[Civil township]] | nickname = | motto =  | image_skyline = Acme Township Hall (Michigan).jpg | imagesize = 275 | image_caption = Acme Township Hall | image_flag = | image_seal =  | pushpin_map = Michigan#USA | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_label = Acme Township | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan | pushpin_mapsize = | image_map = Acme Township, MI location.png | mapsize = 250 | map_caption = Location within [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]]

| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{Flagu|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Michigan}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]] | subdivision_name2 = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Grand Traverse County, Michigan.svg}} [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse]]

| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 235 | elevation_ft = 771 | coordinates = {{coord|44|46|50|N|85|28|46|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]] | postal_code = 49610 ([[Acme, Michigan|Acme]])<br/>49686 ([[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]])<br/> 49690 ([[Williamsburg, Michigan|Williamsburg]]) | area_code = [[Area code 231|231]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 26-00200<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 1625797<ref>{{gnis|1625797}}</ref> | website = | footnotes = }} '''Acme Township''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|k|m|i:}} {{respell|AK|mee}}) is a [[civil township]] of [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 4,456, a slight increase from 4,375 at the [[United States Census, 2000|2010 census]]. The southwestern portion of the township is largely urbanized, due to its proximity to [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]]. Much of the rest of the township is agricultural, with the area being a [[Cherry production in Michigan|cherry growing]] hotspot. The township lies upon the East Arm of [[Grand Traverse Bay]], a [[bay]] of [[Lake Michigan]]. A portion of the township is within the [[Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians|Grand Traverse Reservation]].

Acme Township takes its name from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word, [[Acme (disambiguation)|''acme'']], meaning "summit".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1905|pages=[https://archive.org/details/origincertainpl00ganngoog/page/n29 23]|author=Gannett, Henry|url=https://archive.org/details/origincertainpl00ganngoog}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|25.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|25.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (0.63%) is water.

The township has a shore on the East Arm of [[Grand Traverse Bay]], a [[bay]] of [[Lake Michigan]].

=== Adjacent townships ===

* [[Elk Rapids Township, Michigan|Elk Rapids Township]], [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]] (north) * [[Whitewater Township, Michigan|Whitewater Township]] (east) * [[East Bay Township, Michigan|East Bay Township]] (south) * [[Peninsula Township, Michigan|Peninsula Township]] (west; water boundary)

===Climate=== This [[climate|climatic]] region has large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Acme Township has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=152802&cityname=Acme%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Acme Township]</ref>

=== Major highways ===

* {{jct|US|31|state=MI}} runs south–north through the township. To the south, the highway runs through [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]], and further west into [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie County]]. * {{jct|M|72|state=MI}} runs primarily west–east through the township. It exits the township to the east into [[Whitewater Township, Michigan|Whitewater Township]], and runs further east into [[Kalkaska County, Michigan|Kalkaska County]].

== Communities == * '''[[Acme, Michigan|Acme]]''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the southwest of the township, situated at the junction of [[U.S. Route 31 in Michigan|US 31]] and [[M-72 (Michigan highway)|M-72]] on the East Arm of the [[Grand Traverse Bay]] of [[Lake Michigan]]. * '''Bates''' is a [[ghost town]] in the township situated on M-72 three miles (5 km) east of Acme at {{Coord|44|46|22|N|85|26|39|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617434|Bates, Michigan}}</ref> It was established in 1891.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=46}} * '''Fivemile Corner''' is an unincorporated community at a former junction of US 31/M-72 with Five Mile Road and Holiday Road ({{Coord|44|44|48|N|85|31|21.4|W||name=Fivemile Corner, Michigan}}). * '''Holiday Hills''' is a sprawling suburban community located in the southwest of the township, immediately adjacent to Fivemile Corner. It is shared to the south with East Bay Township. * [[Yuba, Michigan|'''Yuba''']] is an unincorporated community in the northern section of the township, situated on [[U.S. Route 31 in Michigan|US 31]] between Acme and [[Elk Rapids, Michigan|Elk Rapids]].

==History== [[File:JohnPulcipherHouseAcmeMI.JPG|thumb|John Pulcipher House]] The 1891 Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan include the following. Application to the board of supervisors of [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]] was made November 10, 1890 to separate from [[East Bay Township, Michigan|East Bay Township]] and form Acme Township. Signatories included residents A.C. Hoxie, Milton Beck, W.A. Lee, J.W. Green, E.B. Arnold, L.P. Fox, Walter Mull, J.H. Fife, Isaac Love, John McDonald, John Rogers, Eddy Newcomb, W.H. Fife, C.V. Hill, Joseph Taylor, C.J. Liddell, Andrew Newcomb, H.F. Allen, L.W. Lackey, George Smith, H.L. Allen. Notices were posted by Charles H. Estes throughout the townships and published in the [[Traverse City Record-Eagle|Grand Traverse Herald]] newspaper. The January 5th to January 7 meeting of the Grand Traverse County board of supervisors approved this application submitted by John Pulcipher.

==Demographics== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,332 people, 1,667 households, and 1,231 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|172.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,215 housing units at an average density of {{convert|88.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.10% of the population.

There were 1,667 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,425, and the median income for a family was $58,886. Males had a median income of $36,201 versus $26,607 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $24,219. About 4.5% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist|30em}}

===Sources=== *{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |work=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback |orig-year= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 0-8143-1838-X |location=Detroit, Michigan |id={{ISBN|978-0814318386}} }}

==External links== *[http://www.acmetownship.org/ Acme Township]

[[Category:Townships in Grand Traverse County, Michigan]] [[Category:Townships in Michigan]] [[Category:Traverse City metropolitan area]]