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 | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community | |
![]() Location within Ontonagon County | |
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Coordinates: 46°45′14″N 89°35′03″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Ontonagon |
Township | Carp Lake |
Area | |
• Total | 5.00 sq mi (12.96 km2) |
• Land | 5.00 sq mi (12.96 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 339 |
• Density | 67.77/sq mi (26.17/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 49971 |
Area code(s) | 906 |
GNIS feature ID | 1622143[1] |
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]
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]
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2020 | 339 | — | |
Copper mining in Michigan
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