Welcome to Mackinaw Township

About Our Township

Mackinaw Township is a General Law Township with a population of approximately 576 residents, There are 319 residents within the village and 257 outside the village limits. We are located at the northwestern tip of Cheboygan County along the Straits of Mackinac to the Mackinac Bridge.

Township News:

Requests for Absentee Ballots

If you are a registered voter and qualify for an Absentee Ballot for the August Primary and November General elections you may request a "Application for Absent Voter's Ballot" from:

Jack A. Keck, Clerk
PO Box 95
Mackinaw City, MI 49701

Please include your voter registration address and where you want the application delivered to, if other than your registered address. Absentee Ballots will be mailed out around the middle of September.

2010 Census Information:

Primary & General Election Information:

For information on the Primary and general elections please visit the Web Voter Information Center at www.michigan.gov/vote.

Summer Taxes:

The Michigan General Property Tax Act has been amended with Public Act 24 of 2005 to allow certain citizens, including senior citizens, veterans and persons with disabilities, to defer their summer property taxes. Click here for more information.

Mackinaw to Hawks Rail-Trail:

The projects Executive Summary has been added to General Information section.