Welcome to Laurium ...

The village of Laurium is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Laurium is located in Houghton County<1>.

The location of Laurium has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurium, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Laurium has a population of 1,902 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Laurium is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Laurium lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Laurium is located in the (906) area code.

Going back to its beginning, Laurium was originally named Calumet. For more information about the names of Laurium, see The Names of Laurium on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Laurium had an population of 1,902 people. This is a decrease of 3.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laurium had a population of 1,977 people (which is 5.4% of the total population of Houghton County). This makes Laurium the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Laurium represents 0.02% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 254th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,977 people, the population of Laurium decreased 7.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,126 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Laurium.

Communities near Laurium ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laurium.

• Houghton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Houghton is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <5>
• Hancock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>
• South Range
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <5>
• Copper City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
• Ahmeek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahmeek
  • Ahmeek is located in Keweenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahmeek <5>
• Hubbell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
  • Hubbell is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <5>
• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Houghton County
• Fulton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
• Mohawk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <5>
• Mason
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Houghton County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Laurium. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurium.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laurium. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurium.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurium. See our Newspapers Page for Laurium.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurium ...

Looking for more information about Laurium? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Laurium, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laurium.

Adding Laurium to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laurium in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Laurium was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Laurium in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Laurium post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurium.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurium. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/