| Hurontown, Michigan | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Hurontown |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Houghton |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Portage |
| Unit Pref: | imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 244 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1525.00 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 925 |
| Coordinates: | 47.1103°N -88.5739°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49931 (Houghton) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 628882 |
Hurontown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located immediately south of the city of Houghton. The CDP had a population of 244 at the 2020 census.
A settlement at Hurontown was established in 1855 with the opening of the Huron Copper Company, which later renamed to the Houghton Mining Company and Huron Mining Company.[2] The community was platted in 1862.[3]
For the 2020 census, Hurontown was included as a newly-listed census-designated place.[4] [5]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hurontown CDP has a total area of 0.16sqmi, all of which is land.
The CDP of Hurontown is surrounded on the west, north, and east by the city of Houghton.