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 for	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 located just southwest of the city of Houghton in Adams Township. Atlantic Mine is located in the Copper Country region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The community is named for the eponymous 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 roughly halfway between the city of Houghton, to the northeast, and the village of South Range, to the southwest. The community is located within the Copper Country region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, a smaller landmass extending into Lake Superior.

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 2023-09-26.
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 2023-09-26.
6. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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 2023-09-26. - Text list
9. "Adams Township Schools". adamstownshipschools.org. Retrieved 2023-09-26.