Champion, Michigan

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Champion, Michigan
Unincorporated community
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Champion
Location within the state of Michigan
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Champion
Champion (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°30′50″N87°57′48″W / 46.51389°N 87.96333°W / 46.51389; -87.96333
CountryUnited States
State Michigan
County Marquette
Township Champion
Elevation
1,591 ft (485 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49814
Area code 906
GNIS feature ID623055 [1]

Champion is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] The community is located within Champion Township. As an unincorporated community, Champion has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

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History

A post office called Champion has been in operation since 1869, taking its name from the nearby Champion Iron Mine [2] [3] Finnish-American accordionist Viola Turpeinen was born in Champion in 1909. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Champion, Michigan
  2. ↑ "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 54.
  4. ↑ "Viola Turpeinen". www.musicforaccordion.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.


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