Michigamme, Michigan
| Michigamme, Michigan | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place (CDP) & Unincorporated community | |
 Location of Michigamme within Marquette County, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 46°32′05″N 88°06′36″W / 46.53472°N 88.11000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Marquette |
| Township | Michigamme |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 sq mi (12.1 km2) |
| • Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2) |
| • Water | 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,627 ft (496 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 287 |
| • Density | 114.7/sq mi (44.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49861 |
| Area code(s) | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-53520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 632193 |
Michigamme is an unincorporated community in Marquette County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes and without any legal status as a municipality. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 287.
The community is located within Michigamme Township at the northwestern end of Lake Michigamme at 46°32′05″N 88°06′36″W / 46.53472°N 88.11000°W. The CDP encompasses an area along most of the northern shore of the lake. The Michigamme ZIP code, 49861, serves a much larger area to the north and west of the lake, including portions of Michigamme Township and Republic Township in Marquette County and Spurr Township Covington Township in Baraga County.
The Michigamme Post Office has been in operation since 1873. The community took its name from nearby Lake Michigamme.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) (46.58%) is water. The village is on the shore of Lake Michigamme.
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