Atlantic Mine, Michigan

Atlantic Mine, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°5′50″N88°37′39″W / 47.09722°N 88.62750°W / 47.09722; -88.62750
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Houghton
Township	Adams
Established	1872
Named after	Atlantic Mine
Area [1]
• Total	1.10 sq mi (2.8 km2)
• Land	1.10 sq mi (2.8 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,050 ft (320 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	565
• Density	513.64/sq mi (198.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49905
Area code	906
GNIS feature ID	620306 [2]

Atlantic Mine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ^[3] The CDP had a population of 565 at the 2020 census. The community is named for the defunct Atlantic Mine.

As an unincorporated community, Atlantic Mine has no legal autonomy of its own, however it does have its own post office with the 49905 ZIP Code.

History

The community of Atlantic Mine was established in 1872 with the merger of the South Pewabic Mining Company and Adams Mining Company into the Atlantic Mining Company, which operated a stamping works in the community until 1911. A post office was established in the community in 1876. ^[4]

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

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Atlantic Mine CDP has a total area of 1.10 square miles (2.85 km²), all of which is land. ^[1]

Atlantic Mine is located in the Copper Country region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the smaller Keweenaw Peninsula, which extends into Lake Superior. The community is part of Adams Township, and lies roughly halfway between Houghton, to the northeast, and the village of South Range, to the southwest.

Major highway

• M-26 is a highway running southwest–northeast, passing by the community. The highway can be used to access South Range, Trimountain, and Painesdale to the southwest, and Houghton to the northeast.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	565		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Education

Atlantic Mine is zoned within the Adams Township School District. ^[8] The district operates public schools out of the nearby communities of South Range and Painesdale. ^[9]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atlantic Mine, Michigan
3. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
4. 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. 33. ISBN   0-8143-1838-X.
5. "State of Michigan Census Designated Places - Current/TAB20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
6. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Houghton County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 26, 2023. - Text list
9. "Adams Township Schools". adamstownshipschools.org. Retrieved September 26, 2023.