Editing Stanton Township, Michigan

{{distinguish|text=the city of [[Stanton, Michigan]] in Montcalm County}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Stanton Township, Michigan
| settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline            = Redridge Steel Dam Upstream.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = [[Redridge Steel Dam]] on the [[Salmon Trout River (Houghton County, Michigan)|Salmon Trout River]]
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map              = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label            = Stanton Township
| pushpin_label_position   = bottom<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize          = 
| image_map                = Stanton Township, MI location2.png
| mapsize                  = 250
| map_caption              = Location within [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton County]]
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| mapsize1                 = 
| map_caption1             = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Supervisor
| leader_name              = Marvin Heinonen
| leader_title1            = 
| leader_name1             = 
| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = 1902

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = 
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 320.0
| area_land_km2            = 316.8
| area_water_km2           = 3.2
| area_total_sq_mi         = 123.6
| area_land_sq_mi          = 122.3
| area_water_sq_mi         = 1.2

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1590
| population_density_km2   = 4.0
| population_density_sq_mi = 10.4

<!-- General information -->| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 263
| elevation_ft             = 863
| coordinates              = {{coord|47|04|54|N|88|47|22|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code              = 49905 ([[Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan|Atlantic Mine]])<br>49931 ([[Houghton, Michigan|Houghton]])<br>49965 ([[Toivola, Michigan|Toivola]])
| area_code                = [[Area code 906|906]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 26-76200<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1627121<ref>{{cite gnis|1627121|Stanton Township, Michigan}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.stantontownship.com/|Official website}}
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Stanton Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton County]] in the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,590 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Stanton Township has the distinction of having the highest concentration of people with [[Finns|Finnish ancestry]] of any place in the United States, at 47%.<ref name="eopdunk.com">U.S. census data as compiled by [http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Finnish.html eopdunk.com]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|123.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|122.3|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}} (1.00%) is water.

==Communities==
* '''Beacon Hill''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township.<ref>{{cite gnis|620808|Beacon Hill, Michigan}}</ref> It was a center of the Trimountain Mining Company, largely backed by [[Boston]] financiers, and the settlement was named after [[Beacon Hill, Boston|Beacon Hill]] neighborhood in that city. It was a station on the [[Copper Range Railroad]].<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref> A post office operated from December 11, 1901, until August 31, 1952.<ref>{{cite gnis|2124163|Beacon Hill Post Office (historical)}}</ref>
* '''Craig Roy''' was platted as a village in 1903 but never developed.<ref>Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p.&nbsp;137</ref>
* '''Coles Creek''' is located, in part, in the township; the rest is located in neighbouring [[Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan|Adams Township]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Monette|first=Clarence|title=Some Copper Country Names and Places|year=1975|isbn=0-942363-04-3|location=[[Lake Linden]]}}</ref>
*'''Edgemere''' is a hamlet a mile west of Redridge and one-half mile from Beacon Hill. It was the home of the copper stamp mill of the [[Adventure mine|Adventure Mine and Adventure Mining Company]].<ref name=":0" />
* '''[[Freda, Michigan|Freda]]''' is an unincorporated community in the township and was the site of the Champion stamp mill.<ref name=":0" />
* '''Liminga''' is an unincorporated community in the township.<ref name=":0" />
* '''Obenhoff''' is an unincorporated community in the township.<ref name=":0" />
* '''Onnela''' is an unincorporated community in the township.<ref name=":0" /> Onnela is a Finnish name meaning "a place of happiness"; Onni = happiness. The first settler was Iisakki Tolonen from Matarenki, Finland, who settled in 1886. Two years later arrived Heikki Lampinen from [[Övertorneå|Matarenki]], Joonas Kovala from [[Suomussalmi]], and Paul Räisänen from Pudasjoki.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ilmonen|first=S.|title=AMERIKAN SUOMALAISIA HISTORIA III; YHDYSVALLOISSA JA CANADASSA OLEVAT SUOMALAISET ASUTUKSET|trans-title=American history of Finnish III; Finnish settlement in the United States and Canada|date=1926|page=113|asin=B00AGY26I4|publisher=Suomalais-Luteerilainen Kustannusliike|language=fi}}</ref>
* '''Oskar''' is an unincorporated community in the township.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite gnis|634140|Oskar, Michigan}}</ref> It was named for Oskar Eliasson (or Eliasen), a Finn who first came to [[Hancock Township, Michigan|Hancock Township]] about 1870 and became a charcoal tycoon. He was appointed the first postmaster of the settlement.<ref name="Romig" /> A post office operated from February 2, 1888, until October 15, 1928.<ref>{{cite gnis|2124037|Oskar Post Office (historical)}}</ref>
* '''Redridge''' is an unincorporated community in the township.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Redridge Steel Dam]] is perhaps the most well-known landmark in Redridge. The area was the site of the [[Atlantic mill|Atlantic]] and [[Baltic mill|Baltic]] stamp mills.<ref>History information on the Stanton Township webpage http://www.stantontownship.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/1.-Redridge-description.pdf</ref>            
* '''Schmidt Corner''' is an unincorporated community in the township

==Parks==
* [[North Canal Township Park]] at the north end of the Keweenaw Canal and is across from [[McLain State Park]].

==Demographics==
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Largest ancestries (2000) !! Percent
|-
| [[Finnish Americans|Finnish]] {{flagicon|Finland}} || 46.9%
|-
| [[German Americans|German]] {{flagicon|Germany}}|| 10.9%
|-
| [[English American|English]] {{flagicon|England}} || 8.4%
|-
| [[Irish American|Irish]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} || 6.3%
|-
| [[French American|French]] {{flagicon|France}} || 4.8%
|-
| [[Swedish Americans|Swedish]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} || 4.0%
|-
| [[American (ethnicity)|American]] {{flagicon|United States}} || 2.9%
|-
| [[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian]] {{flagicon|Norway}} || 2.5%
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Languages (2000) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.mla.org/map_data_results&SRVY_YEAR=2000&geo=&state_id=26&county_id=&mode=&lang_id=&zip=&place_id=76200&cty_id=61&region_id=&division_id=&ll=&ea=n&order=&a=n&pc=1|title=Data Center Results}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.mla.org/map_data_results&SRVY_YEAR=2000&geo=&state_id=26&county_id=&mode=&lang_id=&zip=&place_id=76200&cty_id=61&region_id=&division_id=&ll=&ea=y&order=&a=y&pc=1|title=Data Center Results}}</ref> !! Percent
|-
| Spoke only [[English language|English]] at home || 81.99%
|-
| Spoke [[Finnish language|Finnish]] at home || 6.40%
|-
| Spoke [[German language|German]] at home || 0.88%
|-
| Spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]] at home || 0.70%
|-
| Spoke English "not well" or "not at all." || 0.76%
|-
|}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,268 people, 475 households, and 315 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was 10.4 per square mile (4.0/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 695 housing units at an average density of 5.7 per square mile (2.2/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 98.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.03% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.55% of the population. Some 46.9% of Stanton Township residents report Finnish ancestry, the highest such percentage in the United States.

There were 475 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,200, and the median income for a family was $41,771. Males had a median income of $35,455 versus $26,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,338.  About 5.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Stanton-Houghton-MI.html township data from city-data.com]
* [http://digarch.lib.mtu.edu/images/3584_l.jpg] Picture of a "herd of contented Holsteins graz[ing] in an oat pasture on the Wayne Rautio farm" at Obenhoff from Keweenaw Digital Archives, Michigan Technological University
* [http://digarch.lib.mtu.edu/showbib.aspx?bib_id=634784#] "Farmer Wayne Rautio holds some brome forage from the field on his farm in Obenhoff."

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