Mohawk, Michigan

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Mohawk, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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Mohawk
Location within the state of Michigan
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Mohawk
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 47°18′14″N88°21′53″W / 47.30389°N 88.36472°W / 47.30389; -88.36472
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
County Keweenaw
Township Allouez
Area
[1]
 • Total1.23 sq mi (3.20 km2)
 • Land1.23 sq mi (3.19 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,014 ft (309 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total388
 • Density315.45/sq mi (121.81/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49950
Area code 906
GNIS feature ID632544 [2]

Mohawk is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Michigan. [2] Located in Keweenaw County, it is within Allouez Township. As an unincorporated community, Mohawk has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own post office with the 49950 ZIP Code. [3] The ZIP includes most of mainland Keweenaw County and also uses the Eagle Harbor and Eagle River designations. [4]

Mohawk is centered along U.S. Highway 41 just north of the village of Ahmeek in the Keweenaw Peninsula. It is the site of the Mohawk Mining Company, which conducted copper mining in the early 1900s. [5] Mohawkite is a rare mineral that is believed to be found only in the Mohawk Mine. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 388—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

According to the 2020 U.S. census, Mohawk had a population of 388. [8] In 2020, more than 90% of its population was non-Hispanic white, though multiracial Americans constituted its second-largest racial and ethnic constituency; according to the U.S. Census Bureau, its multiracial population was White and Native American.

Culturally, the majority of its population has English ancestry (17.2%), though German (13.9%) and Irish (11%) were the second and third-largest ancestries. [9] Through the 2021 American Community Survey, the median age of its population was 38.4. [10]

As of 2021's census estimates, the community had a median household income of $47,188 and 23.8% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mohawk, Michigan
  3. ↑ Google (January 11, 2021). "49950 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2021). "ZIP Code 49950: Mohawk" . Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mohawk". Michigan.org. November 16, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Mohawkite". Gemdat.org. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2020 Race and Population Totals". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2021 Ancestry Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ "2021 Age and Sex Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Mohawk CDP, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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