Stanton Township, Michigan

Stanton Township, Michigan
Redridge Steel Dam on the Salmon Trout River
Location within Houghton County
Location within Houghton County
Stanton Township is located in Michigan
Stanton Township
Stanton Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Stanton Township is located in the United States
Stanton Township
Stanton Township
Stanton Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°04′54″N 88°47′22″W / 47.08167°N 88.78944°W / 47.08167; -88.78944
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyHoughton
Established1902
Government
 • SupervisorMarvin Heinonen
Area
 • Total123.6 sq mi (320.0 km2)
 • Land122.3 sq mi (316.8 km2)
 • Water1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2)
Elevation
863 ft (263 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,590
 • Density10.4/sq mi (4.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49905 (Atlantic Mine)
49931 (Houghton)
49965 (Toivola)
Area code906
FIPS code26-76200[1]
GNIS feature ID1627121[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Stanton Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,590 at the 2020 census. Stanton Township has the distinction of having the highest concentration of people with Finnish ancestry of any place in the United States, at 47%.[3]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Stanton Township, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ U.S. census data as compiled by eopdunk.com