Copper City, Michigan Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 205. Estimated population in July 2024: 197 (-3.9% change)
Males: 101 (49.3%), Females: 104 (50.7%)
Houghton County
Zip code: 49917
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $24,500
Median house value: $35,000
Population by Race
Races in Copper City:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Asian Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (13.2%), English (10.7%), United States (6.8%), Irish (6.3%), Italian (4.4%), French (3.9%).
Elevation: 877 feet
Land area: 0.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Copper City
- High school or higher: 77.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Copper City village
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 66.9%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 7.8%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+3.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Copper City:
- KEWEENAW MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; LAURIUM, MI)
- PORTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 17 miles; HANCOCK, MI)
- BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; L’ ANSE, MI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Copper City:
- HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; HANCOCK, MI; Abbreviation: CMX)
- SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 95 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Abbreviation: SAW)
- FORD (about 103 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; Abbreviation: IMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Copper City:
- PRICKETT-GROOMS FLD (about 59 miles; SIDNAW, MI; Abbreviation: 6Y9)
- ONTONAGON COUNTY (about 75 miles; ONTONAGON, MI; Abbreviation: OGM)
- EDWARD F JOHNSON (about 78 miles; ISHPEMING, MI; Abbreviation: M61)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Copper City:
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
- NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 183 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 195 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 196 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 198 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 204 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)