Stanton Township, Michigan | |
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 Location within Houghton County | |
  Stanton Township Location within the state of Michigan  Stanton Township Stanton Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°04′54″N 88°47′22″W / 47.08167°N 88.78944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Houghton |
| Established | 1902 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Marvin Heinonen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 123.6 sq mi (320.0 km2) |
| • Land | 122.3 sq mi (316.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,590 |
| • Density | 10.4/sq mi (4.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-76200[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627121[2] |
| Website | Official 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]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Stanton Township, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ U.S. census data as compiled by eopdunk.com