Mohawk, Michigan

Mohawk is an unincorporated community census-designated place (CDP) in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2] The community is located 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 Code includes most of mainland Keweenaw County and also uses the Eagle Harbor and Eagle River designations.[4]

Mohawk, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Mohawk is located in Michigan
Mohawk
Mohawk
Location within the state of Michigan
Mohawk is located in the United States
Mohawk
Mohawk
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 47°18′14″N 88°21′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyKeweenaw
TownshipAllouez
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 zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49950
Area code906
GNIS feature ID632544[2]

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%±
2020388—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  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.
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