Calumet, Michigan

Calumet, Michigan
Village of Calumet
Looking north along 5th Street
Looking north along 5th Street
Nickname: 
"Coppertown USA"
Location within Houghton County
Location within Houghton County
Calumet is located in Michigan
Calumet
Calumet
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 47°14′50″N 88°27′16″W / 47.24722°N 88.45444°W / 47.24722; -88.45444
Country United States
State Michigan
CountyHoughton
TownshipCalumet
Settled1864
Area
 • Total0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
 • Land0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,214 ft (370 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total621
 • Density3,105/sq mi (1,194.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
49913
Area code906
FIPS code26-12580[3]
GNIS feature ID0622468[2]

Calumet (/ˌkæljuˈmɛt/ KAL-yuu-MET or locally /ˌkæljəˈmɛt/ KAL-yə-MET) is a village in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located within Calumet Township, Houghton County, and had a population of 621 at the 2020 census.

Calumet was once the center of Michigan's copper mining industry. The village is home to a unit of Keweenaw National Historical Park, and also includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Most of the village itself is also included within the Calumet Historic District, a larger area which is NRHP-listed and which is a National Historic Landmark District.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calumet, Michigan
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.