Regional Information

WUPPDR maintains an extensive database of census materials and related information. Our Agency is a local affiliate of the Michigan Center for Geographic Information formerly the Michigan Information Center (MIC) and has acquired a large volume of social and economic data from Federal and State resources.

The following are examples of information available through our office:

Demographic:

Population counts including census figures, labor force statistics, area race, sex, community profiles, population projections, etc.

Economic:

Majors employers, labor force, income, major industries, poverty status, etc.

Region 13: Gazelle, New Business and Resilience Analysis – Prepared by the MSU Land Policy Institute at Part of the Michigan Prosperity Initiative

Housing:

Number and type of unit, building permit data, median value, renter or owner occupied, etc.

WUPPDR responds to inquires from both public and private organizations. Information which is readily available is generally provided free of charge. Information requests that require a large number of copies or extensive staff time are provided at a cost.

County Profiles

For a quick overview of each of the counties in the Western Upper Peninsula, click the links in the left column below.  This information is provided by Michigan Economic Development Corporation (last updated in 2005).  For more up-to-date information on each county, click the links to the right.

Baraga Gogebic Houghton Iron Keweenaw Ontonagon

Baraga County Profile Gogebic County Profile Houghton County Profile Iron County Profile Keweenaw County Profile Ontonagon County Profile

Local Government Websites

Baraga County Baraga County Keweenaw Bay Indian Community L’Anse Township Village of Baraga Village of L’Anse	Gogebic County Gogebic County Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa City of Bessemer City of Ironwood City of Wakefield Charter Township of Ironwood Besssemer Township Marenisco Township Wakefield Township Watersmeet Township
Houghton County Houghton County City of Hancock City of Houghton Chassell Township Elm River Township Franklin Township Stanton Township Torch Lake Township Village of Lake Linden Village of Laurium Village of South Range	Iron County Iron County City of Caspian City of Crystal Falls City of Iron River Crystal Falls Township Iron River Township Mastodon Township
Keweenaw County Keweenaw County Eagle Harbor Township Grant Township Houghton Township	Ontonagon County Bergland Township Village of Ontonagon

Additional Data

Other Michigan data are available through the State of Michigan website.

Other nation-wide data for states, counties and municipalities are available through the U.S. Census Bureau website.

American Fact Finder is also a great place to do research.

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