Spalding, Michigan
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|official_name = Spalding, Michigan
|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
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|image_caption = U.S. Post Office in Spalding
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|pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Michigan
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|subdivision_name1 = Michigan
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Menominee
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Spalding
|timezone = Central (CST)
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code(s)
|postal_code = 49886
|area_code = 906
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Spalding is an unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States. Spalding is located in Spalding Township along U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) and US 41, {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} northeast of Powers.{{cite map |publisher=Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget |title=Delta County |url=http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_MENOMINEE_COUNTY_125257_7.pdf |format=pdf |edition= |year=2010 |cartography= |scale= |series= |page= |section= |inset= |accessdate=2011-01-01 |isbn= |id= }} Spalding has a post office with ZIP code 49886.[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup], United States Post Office
History
A post office called Spalding has been in operation since 1874.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MI&county=Menominee&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Menominee County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=29 March 2015}} The community was named for Jesse Spalding, of Chicago.{{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=PA126|year=1908|page=126}}
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Spalding has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=247702&cityname=Spalding%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Spalding, Michigan]
Photos
File:SpaldingMICatholicChurch.jpg|Spalding, MI Catholic Church
File:Pine Ave Spalding MI.jpg|Pine Ave Spalding MI
File:Elm St Spalding MI.jpg|Elm St Spalding MI
File:Post Office Fazers Food Land Spalding MI.jpg|Post Office Fazers Food Land Spalding MI
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Menominee County, Michigan
Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan
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