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
| 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.
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