Champion, Michigan
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Champion, Michigan | |
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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[1] |
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 28 February 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.