Hurontown, Michigan

Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

47°6′37″N 88°34′26″W / 47.11028°N 88.57389°W / 47.11028; -88.57389Country

United StatesState

MichiganCountyHoughtonTownshipPortageArea

^[1]

• Total0.16 sq mi (0.4 km²) • Land0.16 sq mi (0.4 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

925 ft (282 m)Population

(2020)

• Total244 • Density1,525.00/sq mi (588.81/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)

49931 (Houghton)

Area code906GNIS feature ID628882^[2]

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.^[3] The community was platted in 1862.^[4]

For the 2020 census, Hurontown was included as a newly-listed census-designated place.^[5]^[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hurontown CDP has a total area of 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²), all of which is land.^[1]

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

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	244		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hurontown, Michigan
^ Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 280. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
^ Gerald Greer. "A Comprehensive Land Use History of the Huron Creek Watershed" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
^ "State of Michigan Census Designated Places - Current/TAB20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2023.