Sagola Township, Michigan
Sagola Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,066 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Much of the township is the Copper Country State Forest. The northwest portion is drained by the Michigamme River. A small portion of the northeast is drained by tributaries of the Escanaba River. The central portion is drained by the Ford River, and the south by the Sturgeon River.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which, of it is land and of it is water.
Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a few small unincorporated communities, all located along Michigan highway M-95. These communities, located directly along the Milwaukee and Northern Railway were developed by the Milwaukee Land Company as a result of land grants in the late Nineteenth Century. The first transaction on every deed for lots names the Milwaukee Land Company as grantor.Channing
Channing began as a railroad junction called "Ford Siding". The community's name was changed to Channing, in honor of surveyor John Parke Channing, in November 1892. In 1892 a post office was established. This post office continues to serve ZIP code 49815. By the late 1960s, with few riders remaining and the US Postal rail contracts ended, the Milwaukee Road discontinued many of their long-distance trains. After these passenger services ended, the Channing station continued to be used as a train order office for both the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad and the Milwaukee Road.The Chippewa was discontinued on February 2, 1960. The Copper Country Limited made its last runs on March 7, 1968. There also were morning and evening trains to Crystal Falls and Iron River. All services to Crystal Falls and Iron River ended in 1969 when that branch from Kelso Junction was abandoned.