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Hurontown, Michigan

Census-designated place in Michigan, U.S.

Census-designated place in Michigan, U.S.

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nameHurontown, Michigan
settlement_typeCensus-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_labelHurontown
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_name2Houghton
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Portage
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area_total_sq_mi0.16
area_land_sq_mi0.16
area_water_sq_mi0.00
<!-- Population -->population_as_of2020
population_total244
population_density_sq_mi1525.00
<!-- General information -->timezoneEastern (EST)
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timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_ft925
coordinates
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->postal_code_typeZIP code(s)
postal_code49931 (Houghton)
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Hurontown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located immediately south of the city of Houghton. The CDP had a population of 244 at the 2020 census.

History

A settlement at Hurontown was established in 1855 with the opening of the Huron Copper Company, which later renamed to the Houghton Mining Company and Huron Mining Company. The community was platted in 1862.

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

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hurontown CDP has a total area of 0.16 sqmi, all of which is land.

The CDP of Hurontown is surrounded on the west, north, and east by the city of Houghton.

Demographics

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{GNIS. 628882. Hurontown, Michigan
  3. 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]].
  4. Gerald Greer. "A Comprehensive Land Use History of the Huron Creek Watershed".
  5. "State of Michigan Census Designated Places - Current/TAB20 - Data as of January 1, 2020".
  6. "Geographic Names Information System".
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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