Dodgeville, Michigan
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dodgeville, Michigan
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| settlement_type = Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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| pushpin_label = Dodgeville
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Houghton
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 = Portage
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| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1901
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| area_total_sq_mi = 0.542
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.540
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.002
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 391
| population_density_sq_mi = 724.07
| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
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| elevation_ft = 984
| coordinates = {{coord|47|5|39|N|88|34|52|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code(s)
| postal_code = 49921
| area_code = 906
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| blank_info = 624736{{GNIS|624736|Dodgeville, Michigan}}
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Dodgeville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan.{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/624736 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}} The CDP had a population of 391 at the 2020 census. Dodgeville is located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and is located just south of the city of Houghton.
As an unincorporated community, Dodgeville has no legal autonomy of its own, however it does have its own post office with the 49921 ZIP Code.
History
Dodgeville was established in 1901 with the opening of the Dodge Copper Mine. A post office in the community opened in 1912.{{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=Wayne State University Press |year=1986 |isbn=0-8143-1838-X |location=Detroit |pages=159}}
For the 2020 census, Dodgeville was included as a newly listed census-designated place.{{Cite web |title=State of Michigan Census Designated Places - Current/TAB20 - Data as of January 1, 2020 |url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_mi.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=tigerweb.geo.census.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/2806334 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Dodgeville CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.542|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|0.540|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.002|sqmi|km2|2}} (0.3%) is water.
Dodgeville lies about {{convert|0.5|mi|km}} south of the city of Houghton. The community is located within Michigan's Copper Country region.
Demographics
{{US Census population
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=September 25, 2023}}
| 2020 = 391
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References
{{Reflist}}{{Houghton County, Michigan}}
Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan
Category:Unincorporated communities in Houghton County, Michigan
Category:Census-designated places in Houghton County, Michigan
Category:Census-designated places in Michigan