Paulding, Michigan
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Paulding, Michigan
|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
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|image_skyline = PauldingMichiganDowntownUS45.jpg
|imagesize = 275
|image_caption = Community of Paulding along U.S. Route 45
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|pushpin_label =Paulding
|pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Michigan
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Michigan
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Ontonagon
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Haight
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_footnotes = {{gnis|1621164}}
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|elevation_ft = 1358
|coordinates = {{coord|46|24|05|N|89|10|48|W|type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code(s)
|postal_code = 49912 (Bruce Crossing)
|area_code = 906
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Paulding is an unincorporated community in Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Paulding is located in Haight Township along U.S. Route 45, {{convert|13.5|mi|km}} southeast of the village of Ontonagon.{{cite map | url=http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_ONTONAGON_COUNTY_125295_7.pdf | title=Ontonagon County | publisher=Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget | accessdate=7 May 2011 | year=2010 | format=pdf}} The Paulding Light, part of the area's folklore, is visible in a valley near Paulding.
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Paulding, Michigan, 1991–2020 normals: 1367ft (417m)
|single line = Yes
| Jan record high F = 49
| Feb record high F = 56
| Mar record high F = 65
| Apr record high F = 78
| May record high F = 90
| Jun record high F = 94
| Jul record high F = 93
| Aug record high F = 90
| Sep record high F = 88
| Oct record high F = 83
| Nov record high F = 74
| Dec record high F = 53
|Jan high F = 21.2
|Feb high F = 25.0
|Mar high F = 36.6
|Apr high F = 48.7
|May high F = 63.9
|Jun high F = 73.7
|Jul high F = 77.8
|Aug high F = 76.0
|Sep high F = 67.7
|Oct high F = 52.8
|Nov high F = 37.6
|Dec high F = 25.9
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 11.8
|Feb mean F = 14.2
|Mar mean F = 24.1
|Apr mean F = 37.0
|May mean F = 50.8
|Jun mean F = 61.0
|Jul mean F = 65.0
|Aug mean F = 62.9
|Sep mean F = 55.5
|Oct mean F = 42.6
|Nov mean F = 29.8
|Dec mean F = 17.9
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 2.3
|Feb low F = 3.4
|Mar low F = 11.6
|Apr low F = 25.3
|May low F = 37.7
|Jun low F = 48.2
|Jul low F = 52.1
|Aug low F = 49.7
|Sep low F = 43.2
|Oct low F = 32.4
|Nov low F = 22.0
|Dec low F = 9.9
|year low F =
| Jan record low F = -29
| Feb record low F = -33
| Mar record low F = -31
| Apr record low F = -8
| May record low F = 17
| Jun record low F = 27
| Jul record low F = 36
| Aug record low F = 33
| Sep record low F = 25
| Oct record low F = 9
| Nov record low F = -9
| Dec record low F = -24
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.48
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.19
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.65
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.84
|May precipitation inch = 3.36
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.73
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.97
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.31
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.62
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.73
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.29
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.75
|year precipitation inch =
|Jan snow inch = 27.0
|Feb snow inch = 23.7
|Mar snow inch = 10.5
|Apr snow inch = 14.7
|May snow inch = 0.6
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = trace
|Aug snow inch = trace
|Sep snow inch = trace
|Oct snow inch = 4.6
|Nov snow inch = 21.6
|Dec snow inch = 24.4
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{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00206398&format=pdf
|title = Paulding, Michigan 1991-2020 Monthly Normals
|access-date = December 15, 2023
}}
|source 2 = XMACIS (snowfall & records)
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 15, 2023
}}
}}
History
A post office called Paulding was established in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1971.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MI&county=Ontonagon&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Ontonagon County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=24 March 2015}} The community was named for John Paulding, a militiaman in the American Revolution.{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA112|year=1908|page=112}}
References
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{{Ontonagon County, Michigan}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Ontonagon County, Michigan
Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan
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