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Arvon Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 450. Arvon Township's name is derived from that of the district of Carnarvon in Wales, famous for its slate industry, because of the deposits of slate in the township which were once the site of a failed quarry operation. == Communities == There are no incorporated municipalities within the township. There are several unincorporated communities and historical locales: * Arvon, named after the township in 1872, began as a slate quarry village. A post office operated from June 8, 1874, until November 18, 1879, and again from May 18, 1882, until October 14, 1893. *Aura is located at the base of the Point Abbaye peninsula on the northern side of Huron Bay. *Huron Bay is a community located on Huron Bay a few miles southwest of Skanee. Here there is a convenience store and a tavern. Huron Bay was formerly the terminus of the Iron Range and Huron Bay Railroad, built to carry iron ore from Champion to Huron Bay. A post office was in operation from July 29, 1892, until January 31, 1894.〔 *McComb Corner is an unincorporated community in the township. *Skanee is located about northeast of the village of L'Anse. It is the site of the township hall, school, and post office. The Skanee ZIP code 49962 serves a large portion of Arvon Township.〔(49962 5-Digit ZCTA, 499 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 Skanee was founded by Captain Walfred Been, who came into Huron Bay and sought shelter from a storm in 1870. He named it after his home province of Skåne in Sweden.〔 *St. Cyr is an unincorporated community in the township, lying on Huron Bay. * The village of L'Anse is to the west in L'Anse Township, and the L'Anse ZIP code 49946 serves areas in the western part of Arvon Township, including most of the Point Abbaye peninsula.〔(49946 5-Digit ZCTA, 499 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census]〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arvon Township, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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