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Baraga, Michigan
Baraga (/ˈbɛərəɡə/ BAIR-ə-gə) is a village in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,883 at the 2020 census. The village is named after Bishop Frederic Baraga.
The village is located in Baraga Township on the Keweenaw Bay on Lake Superior at the junction of US 41 and M-38. It is entirely within the boundaries of the L'Anse Indian Reservation. The Baraga ZIP code 49908 also serves areas of northern and northwestern Baraga Township.
Baraga began with the establishment of the Holy Name Mission at this site by Rev. Frederic Baraga in 1843.
The post office opened with the name Bristol on June 29, 1869, and changed to Baraga on May 11, 1870.
In 1993, the Baraga Correctional Facility was opened in the town.
On May 30, 2022, a consortium including Finnish technology giant Wärtsilä, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and Burns & McDonnell unveiled a contract with Milwaukee-based WEC Energy’s subsidiary Upper Michigan Energy Resources for a fuel testing pilot.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.18 square miles (5.65 km2), of which 2.12 square miles (5.49 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2020, the population was 1,883. The population density was 885.7 inhabitants per square mile (342.0/km2). There were 617 housing units at an average density of 290.2 per square mile (112.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 37.2% White, 31.4% Black or African American, 22.8% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 7.5% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 1.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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Baraga, Michigan
Baraga (/ˈbɛərəɡə/ BAIR-ə-gə) is a village in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,883 at the 2020 census. The village is named after Bishop Frederic Baraga.
The village is located in Baraga Township on the Keweenaw Bay on Lake Superior at the junction of US 41 and M-38. It is entirely within the boundaries of the L'Anse Indian Reservation. The Baraga ZIP code 49908 also serves areas of northern and northwestern Baraga Township.
Baraga began with the establishment of the Holy Name Mission at this site by Rev. Frederic Baraga in 1843.
The post office opened with the name Bristol on June 29, 1869, and changed to Baraga on May 11, 1870.
In 1993, the Baraga Correctional Facility was opened in the town.
On May 30, 2022, a consortium including Finnish technology giant Wärtsilä, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and Burns & McDonnell unveiled a contract with Milwaukee-based WEC Energy’s subsidiary Upper Michigan Energy Resources for a fuel testing pilot.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.18 square miles (5.65 km2), of which 2.12 square miles (5.49 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2020, the population was 1,883. The population density was 885.7 inhabitants per square mile (342.0/km2). There were 617 housing units at an average density of 290.2 per square mile (112.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 37.2% White, 31.4% Black or African American, 22.8% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 7.5% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 1.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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