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Fulton, Keweenaw County, Michigan

Unincorporated community in the US state of Michigan

Unincorporated community in the US state of Michigan

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nameFulton, Michigan
settlement_typeCensus-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_labelFulton
pushpin_map_captionLocation within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Michigan
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Keweenaw
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Allouez
established_date1
unit_prefimperial
area_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi0.48
area_land_sq_mi0.48
area_water_sq_mi0.00
<!-- Population -->population_as_of2020
population_total149
population_density_sq_mi310.42
<!-- General information -->timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_ft997
coordinates
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->postal_code_typeZIP code(s)
postal_code49950 (Eagle River)
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blank_nameGNIS feature ID
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Fulton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 149 at the 2020 census. The community is located in Allouez Township, immediately southeast of the community of Mohawk. Fulton is located in the Copper Country region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

History

In 1847, the Forsyth Mining Company began operations at the site of present-day Fulton. In 1853, the Fulton Mining Company took over operations, and opened four new shafts, which discovered numerous deposits of copper and silver.

For the 2020 census, Fulton was included as a newly-listed census-designated place.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Fulton CDP has a total area of 0.48 sqmi, all of which is land.

Fulton is located in the south of Keweenaw County, immediately southeast of the community of Mohawk. The community is located in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, a smaller peninsula extending into Lake Superior.

Demographics

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{GNIS. 626564. Fulton, Keweenaw County, Michigan
  3. "Geographic Names Information System".
  4. Romig, Walter. (1986). "Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities". [[Wayne State University Press]].
  5. Robinson, John. (2019-09-20). "MICHIGAN SMALL TOWNS: A Tale of Two Fultons".
  6. "State of Michigan Census Designated Places - Current/TAB20 - Data as of January 1, 2020".
  7. "Geographic Names Information System".
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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