Bergland is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) and the primary community in Bergland Township,

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, United States. It is situated on the north shore of

Lake Gogebic Lake Gogebic ( ) is the largest natural inlandHanchin, P. A., (2011) ''The fish community and fishery of Lake Gogebic, Gogebic and Ontonagon counties, Michigan in 2005-06 with emphasis on walleye, northern pike, and smallmouth bass''. Michigan D ...

, the largest natural inland lake on the

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. Highway M-28 passes through the center of town, leading east to Bruce Crossing and southwest to

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. M-64 leads north from Bergland to the shore of

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and to Ontonagon, the

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. Bergland is bordered to the west by the

CDP. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Ontonagon County, Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Ontonagon County, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan {{OntonagonCountyMI-geo-stub