Three Lakes, Michigan

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Three Lakes, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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Location within Baraga County
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Three Lakes
Location within the state of Michigan
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Three Lakes
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 46°33′16″N88°12′4″W / 46.55444°N 88.20111°W / 46.55444; -88.20111
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan
County Flag of Baraga County, Michigan.svg Baraga
Township Spurr
Area
[1]
 • Total
7.86 sq mi (20.4 km2)
 • Land6.00 sq mi (15.5 km2)
 • Water1.86 sq mi (4.8 km2)
Elevation
1,621 ft (494 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
167
 • Density27.83/sq mi (10.75/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49861 (Michigamme)
Area code 906
GNIS feature ID1617894 [2]

Three Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [3] The CDP had a population of 167 at the 2020 census. Three Lakes is located within Spurr Township.

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History

Three Lakes was established as a mining settlement, and was given a station on the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad in 1878. [4]

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

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Three Lakes CDP has a total area of 7.86 square miles (20.36 km2), of which 6.00 square miles (15.54 km2) is land and 1.86 square miles (4.82 km2) (23.7%) is water. [1]

Three Lakes takes its name from its location near Beaufort Lake, George Lake, and Ruth Lake, which flow out through the Spurr River to Lake Michigamme. The community is located about 3.9 miles (6.3 km) west of the Marquette County line.

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 167—
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: Three Lakes, 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. 554. 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.
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