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The Traverse City Record-Eagle is a daily morning newspaper based in Traverse City, Michigan . It calls itself "Northern Michigan's Newspaper" and is the newspaper of record for Grand Traverse County .

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14-506: Acme Township may refer to the following places in the United States: Acme Township, Michigan Acme Township, North Dakota [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

28-406: 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. The Grand Traverse Resort & Spa which

42-420: Is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan . As of the 2020 census , the township population was 4,456, a slight increase from 4,375 at the 2010 census . The southwestern portion of the township is largely urbanized, due to its proximity to Traverse City . Much of the rest of the township is agricultural, with the area being a cherry growing hotspot. The township lies upon

56-644: Is owned by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians has a hotel, condominiums and three 18-hole championship golf courses. Traverse City Record-Eagle The newspaper was owned by Dow Jones & Company , also publishers of the Wall Street Journal . On August 28, 2006, Dow Jones announced they were putting the Record-Eagle up for sale, and the paper eventually was purchased by CNHI . The circulation area of

70-562: Is water. The township has a shore on the East Arm of Grand Traverse Bay , a bay of Lake Michigan . This 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. The 1891 Acts of

84-513: The Record-Eagle covers much of northern Michigan , with a particular emphasis on counties adjacent to Greater Traverse City. In all it services 13 counties -- namely Antrim , Benzie , Charlevoix , Cheboygan , Crawford , Emmet , Grand Traverse , Kalkaska , Leelanau , Manistee , Missaukee , Otsego and Wexford counties, and limited portions of neighboring counties -- in the northwest lower peninsula . Associated publications of The Record-Eagle include: community weekly North Coast ;

98-638: The East Arm of Grand Traverse Bay , a bay of Lake Michigan . A portion of the township is within the Grand Traverse Reservation . Acme Township takes its name from the Greek word, acme , meaning "summit". According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 25.3 square miles (66 km ), of which 25.2 square miles (65 km ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km ) (0.63%)

112-678: The Legislature of the State of Michigan include the following. Application to the board of supervisors of Grand Traverse County was made November 10, 1890 to separate from 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

126-457: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acme_Township&oldid=877663706 " Categories : Place name disambiguation pages Township name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Acme Township, Michigan Acme Township ( / ˈ æ k m iː / AK -mee )

140-504: The monthly tabloid Grand Traverse Scene ; a monthly real estate guide; and specialty sections throughout the year. While the economy of Michigan as a whole has been characterized as stagnant or declining, the Traverse City area demonstrated significant population growth in the 2000s. The Traverse City area's economy centers on four-season recreation, retirement living, tourism, higher education, and Native American gaming, and

154-607: The newspaper covers these concerns. Their editorial board often writes aggressively on environmental issues, with a particular emphasis on the ecology of the Great Lakes , anti-development in the region and liberal political issues. In October 2005, the Michigan Press Association named the Record-Eagle the "Newspaper of the Year" for newspapers with daily circulations between 15,001 and 40,000. In 2005,

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168-546: The township was 97.30% White , 0.23% African American , 0.28% Native American , 0.35% Asian , 1.06% from other races , and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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

182-661: The townships and published in the 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. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,332 people, 1,667 households, and 1,231 families residing in the township. The population density was 172.1 inhabitants per square mile (66.4/km ). There were 2,215 housing units at an average density of 88.0 per square mile (34.0/km ). The racial makeup of

196-455: 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

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