Lake Linden, Michigan
| Lake Linden, Michigan | |
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| Village | |
Downtown listed as the Lake Linden Historic District
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 Location of Lake Linden, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 47°11′43″N 88°24′29″W / 47.19528°N 88.40806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Houghton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
| • Land | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,007 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,003 |
| • Density | 1,307.8/sq mi (504.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49945 |
| Area code(s) | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-44780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0630501 |
Lake Linden is a village in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,007 at the 2010 census. The village is mostly within Schoolcraft Township, though a tiny portion lies in Torch Lake Township.
Lake Linden was named for an early settler. A fire destroyed most of Lake Linden in 1887.[1]
Lake Linden was the site of a large plant to process the copper ore of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company. Calumet and Hecla shut down the operation in 1968.
A portion of the village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Lake Linden Historic District in 2009.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.31 km2), of which 0.77 square miles (1.99 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,007 people, 481 households, and 263 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,307.8 inhabitants per square mile (504.9/km2). There were 568 housing units at an average density of 737.7 per square mile (284.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.4% White, 0.7% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.
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