Three Lakes, Michigan | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Label: | Three Lakes |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Baraga |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Spurr |
Unit Pref: | imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.86 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.00 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.86 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 167 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 27.83 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1621 |
Coordinates: | 46.5544°N -88.2011°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49861 (Michigamme) |
Area Code: | 906 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1617894 |
Three Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2] The CDP had a population of 167 at the 2020 census. Three Lakes is located within Spurr Township.
Three Lakes was established as a mining settlement, and was given a station on the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad in 1878.[3]
For the 2020 census, Three Lakes was included as a newly-listed census-designated place.[4] [5]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Three Lakes CDP has a total area of 7.86sqmi, of which 6sqmi is land and 1.86sqmi (23.7%) is water.
Three Lakes takes its name from its location near Beaufort Lake, George Lake, and Ruth Lake, which flow out through the Spurr River to Lake Michigamme. The community is located about 3.9miles west of the Marquette County line.