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Place Name
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Calumet
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Pronunciation
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kal-yoo-MET
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Place Status (Type)
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village
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Population
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818 (1990)
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Location
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Houghton County, Michigan (MI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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47°15'N
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Longitude
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88°27'W
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Calumet
(kal-yoo-MET), village (1990 pop. 818),
Houghton co., NW Upper Peninsula, Mich.,
10 mi/16 km NNE of Houghton, on Keweenaw
Peninsula; 47°15'N 88°27'W. Dairy; cattle farming; lumbering. Mfg.
(printed circuit boards). Resort. Village grew after development of
Calumet and Hecla copper mine here in 1860s. F.J. McLain State Park to
W on L. Superior. Inc. 1875 as Red Jacket, renamed 1929.
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