Three Lakes, Michigan
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Three Lakes, Michigan
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| settlement_type = Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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| pushpin_map = Michigan#USA
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| pushpin_label = Three Lakes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| image_map = Three Lakes, MI CDP.png
| mapsize = 250
| map_caption = Location within Baraga County
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Michigan
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Baraga
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 = Spurr
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| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1878
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| area_total_sq_mi = 7.86
| area_land_sq_mi = 6.00
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.86
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 167
| population_density_sq_mi = 27.83
| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
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| elevation_ft = 1621
| coordinates = {{coord|46|33|16|N|88|12|4|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code(s)
| postal_code = 49861 (Michigamme)
| area_code = 906
| blank_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank_info = 1617894{{GNIS|1617894|Three Lakes, Michigan}}
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Three Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Baraga 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/1617894 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}} The CDP had a population of 167 at the 2020 census. Three Lakes is located within Spurr Township.
History
Three Lakes was established as a mining settlement, and was given a station on the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad in 1878.{{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=554}}
For the 2020 census, Three Lakes 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/2806317 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Three Lakes CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.86|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|6.00|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|1.86|sqmi|km2|2}} (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 {{Convert|3.9|mi|km}} west of the Marquette County line.
= Major highways =
- {{Jct|US|41|M|28|Tour|LSCT|state=MI}} follows an east–west route through the community.
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 = 167
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References
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{{Baraga County, Michigan}}
Category:Census-designated places in Michigan
Category:Census-designated places in Baraga County, Michigan
Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan
Category:Unincorporated communities in Baraga County, Michigan