Dodgeville, Michigan

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Dodgeville, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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Dodgeville
Location within the state of Michigan
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Dodgeville
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 47°5′39″N88°34′52″W / 47.09417°N 88.58111°W / 47.09417; -88.58111
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan
County Houghton
Township Portage
Established1901
Area
[1]
 • Total0.542 sq mi (1.40 km2)
 • Land0.540 sq mi (1.40 km2)
 • Water0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2)
Elevation
984 ft (300 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total391
 • Density724.07/sq mi (279.56/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49921
Area code 906
GNIS feature ID624736 [2]

Dodgeville 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 391 at the 2020 census. Dodgeville is located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and is located just south of the city of Houghton.

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As an unincorporated community, Dodgeville has no legal autonomy of its own, however it does have its own post office with the 49921 ZIP Code.

History

Dodgeville was established in 1901 with the opening of the Dodge Copper Mine. A post office in the community opened in 1912. [4]

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

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Dodgeville CDP has a total area of 0.542 square miles (1.40 km2), of which 0.540 square miles (1.40 km2) is land and 0.002 square miles (0.01 km2) (0.3%) is water. [1]

Dodgeville lies about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of the city of Houghton. The community is located within Michigan's Copper Country region.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 391—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dodgeville, 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. 159. 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.
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