Bad Axe, Michigan
| Bad Axe, Michigan | |
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| City | |
| Motto: "...the hub of the Thumb" | |
 Location of Bad Axe, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 43°48′10″N 82°59′59″W / 43.80278°N 82.99972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Huron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.26 sq mi (5.85 km2) |
| • Land | 2.26 sq mi (5.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,129 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,070 |
| • Density | 1,384.5/sq mi (534.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48413 |
| Area code(s) | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-04740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0620421 |
| Website | City of Bad Axe,Michigan |
Bad Axe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Huron County located in the Thumb region of the Lower Peninsula. The population was 3,129 at the 2010 census. The population was 3,462 at the 2000 census, making it the largest community in Huron County and second largest in the Thumb, after Caro (if Lapeer and St. Clair counties, part of Metro Detroit, are not included).
The city was established in 1905. The city's unusual name dates to the time of its settlement. While surveying the first state road through the Huron County wilderness in 1861, Rudolph Papst and George Willis Pack made camp at the future site of the city and found a much-used and badly damaged axe. At Pack’s suggestion, Papst used the name “Bad Axe Camp” in the minutes of the survey and on a sign he placed along the main trail. The first post office in Bad Axe was established in 1870.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.26 square miles (5.85 km2), all land.
This climatic region has large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bad Axe has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
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