Grant Township is one of the most isolated municipalities in Michigan, as it forms the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula, which projects into Lake Superior.

At the time, Grant Township occupied a much smaller centralized area of the county.

The township contains Fort Wilkins Historic State Park, and the community of Copper Harbor also provides the main ferry access to Isle Royale National Park via the Isle Royale Queen IV.

33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 11.4% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.0% of those 65 or over.

[13] The district operates a single one-room schoolhouse, Copper Harbor School, which serves students from kindergarten to eighth grade.

[14] It is one of the smallest districts by enrollment in the state, as it recorded only 10 students for the 2020–21 school year with one teacher.