Township Profile
Mission
Wells Township’s mission is to provide a community with the quality of life that its citizens have grown to expect and are accustomed to in the Upper Peninsula. To provide a healthy and safe environment for the residents and citizens who live, work and play in our community.
Form of Government
Wells Township was organized in 1889. The first elected positions occurred on 7 April 1889. It currently has seven members elected to the Board of Trustees: Supervisor, Clerk, Treasure, and four Trustees. The Board of trustees appoints the members to the Board of review.
Wells Township is the youngest Township in Delta County. Wells its self is neither a town nor a village but rather a zip code area. Wells also encompasses the zip codes from parts of Escanaba and the Gladstone areas.
Demographics
The Township encompasses approximately 39.8 sq mi. The average elevation is 699 ft. The 2010 census totaled the population of the Township at 4885 people.
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