Lupton is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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in the U.S. state of

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. The population of the CDP was 318 at the 2020 census. Lupton is located mostly within Rose Township with a small portion extending south into Cumming Township.

History

Rose Township Fractional District No 5 School

Lupton was settled as early as 1880 by several

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families from

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, including that of Emmor Lupton. The community was first known as Lane Heights and given a post office under the name Lane on April 11, 1881. A depot on the Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railroad was opened in January 1893. The post office was renamed Lupton in June 1893. The post office name changed to Lupton on June 8, 1893. The Lupton Schoolhouse was constructed from 1903–1904 and served Lupton as the Rose Township District No. 5 School. The two-room schoolhouse remained in operation until 1963. The site was dedicated as a

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on April 20, 1995. The community of Lupton was listed as a newly-organized

for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time. The post office remained in operation until it was discontinued on November 5, 2011. Although the community contains no post office, the Lupton 48635 ZIP Code remains active is now served by the Rose City post office.

Geography

According to the

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, the community has an area of , of which is land and (0.92%) is water. The

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flows through Lupton, and the

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is just to the south and use the Lupton ZIP Code.

Climate

Demographics

References

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