Calumet Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter Township of Calumet | |
 Community of Kearsarge along U.S. Route 41 | |
 Location within Houghton County and the administered villages of Calumet (1), Copper City (2), and Laurium (3) | |
  Calumet Township Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′58″N 88°26′41″W / 47.24944°N 88.44472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Houghton |
| Established | 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Tim Gasperich |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.3 sq mi (86.2 km2) |
| • Land | 33.2 sq mi (85.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,263 |
| • Density | 196/sq mi (75.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-12600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626023[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Calumet Township (/ˌkæljʊˈmɛt/ KAL-yuu-MET), officially the Charter Township of Calumet, is a charter township of Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.[2][3] The population was 6,263 at the 2020 census. Even with a decreasing population, the township remains the largest township by population in Houghton County.[4]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calumet Charter Township, Michigan
- ^ Monette, Clarence J. (1975). Some Copper Country Names And Places. Lake Linden, Michigan. ISBN 0-942363-04-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Charter Township of Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan, United States". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ "Calumet Township History & Facts". www.calumettownship.org. Retrieved 2019-06-05.