White Pine, Michigan

White Pine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 474 at the 2010 census.[3] White Pine is located within Carp Lake Township.

White Pine, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Ontonagon County
White Pine
Location within the state of Michigan
White Pine
White Pine (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°45′14″N 89°35′03″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyOntonagon
TownshipCarp Lake
Area
 • Total5.00 sq mi (12.9 km2)
 • Land5.00 sq mi (12.9 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation899 ft (274 m)
Population
 • Total474
 • Density94.8/sq mi (36.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49971
Area code(s)906
GNIS feature ID1622143[1]

History

It was a station on the Chicago, Minneapolis and St. Paul Railway. Thomas H. Wilcox, a mining engineer, found mass copper in the Mineral River and formed the White Pine Copper Company to mine it. The settlement was given a post office as "White Pine Mine" in June 1915.[4]

The community of White Pine was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, White Pine has a total area of 5.00 square miles (12.95 km2), all land.[6]

White Pine is located within Carp Lake Township east of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The Copper Range Company operated a copper mine in White Pine.

White Pine is served by the 49971 ZIP Code, which is the highest numeric ZIP Code in the state of Michigan.[7]

Notes
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Pine, Michigan
  2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
  5. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-7. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 28 Michigan. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  7. ZIPCodesToGo.com (2018). "Zip Codes for the State of Michigan". Retrieved April 4, 2020.
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