Champion, Michigan

Champion, Michigan
Champion, Michigan
Unincorporated community
	Champion Location within the state of Michigan Champion Champion (the United States)
	Coordinates: 46°30′50″N 87°57′48″W / 46.51389°N 87.96333°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Marquette
Township	Champion
Elevation	1,591 ft (485 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49814
Area code	906
GNIS feature ID	623055

Champion is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan.^[1] The community is located within Champion Township. As an unincorporated community, Champion has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

History

A post office called Champion has been in operation since 1869.^[2] The community took its name from the nearby Champion Iron Mine.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Champion, Michigan
^ "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 54.

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[GR2-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Champion, Michigan

[2] "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2015.

[3] Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 54.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Marquette County, Michigan, United States
County seat: Marquette
Cities	Ishpeming Marquette Negaunee	Map of Michigan highlighting Marquette County.svg
Charter townships	Chocolay Marquette
Civil townships	Champion Ely Ewing Forsyth Humboldt Ishpeming Michigamme Negaunee Powell Republic Richmond Sands Skandia Tilden Turin Wells West Branch
CDPs	Big Bay Gwinn Harvey K. I. Sawyer Michigamme Palmer Republic Trowbridge Park West Ishpeming
Other communities	Arnold Austin Cascade Champion Clowry Diorite Gentian Helena Little Lake National Mine New Swanzy Plains Sands Swanzy Wobic
Indian reservations	L'Anse Indian Reservation‡ Sault Ste. Marie Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Champion, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Champion Location within the state of Michigan Show map of Michigan Champion Champion (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 46°30′50″N 87°57′48″W / 46.51389°N 87.96333°W / 46.51389; -87.96333
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Marquette
Township	Champion
Elevation	1,591 ft (485 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49814
Area code	906
GNIS feature ID	623055^[1]

History

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