South Range is a village in Adams Township, Houghton County in the

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. It is bordered on the east by the unincorporated community of Baltic. It is about five miles southwest of

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on M-26. The population was 758 at the 2010 census. The ZIP code for South Range is 49963. It is a "cooperating community of the

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History

South Range was platted in 1902 by the Wheal Kate Mining Company, which operated an unsuccessful copper mine nearby. In 1906 the community tried to incorporate as the town of ''Stanton'', but there was already a Stanton,

, so they incorporated as ''South Range'', because it was at the south end of the Michigan copper range. Italians were the dominant ethnic group in early years.Clarence J. Monette (1995) ''Early South Range'', Lake Linden, Mich.: Clarence Monette. On December 11, 1913, during the bitter

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, a raid was conducted by the Citizens' Alliance shortly after the mass murder at the Dally boardinghouse in Painesdale, Michigan which had occurred just a mere few days before. Thirty-seven rifles, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition was seized. Twenty-three strikers were arrested with guns ready to shoot up the area that night, and Deputy T. Driscoll was non-fatally shot in the arm during the raid.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 758 people, 343 households, and 181 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 395 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.9%

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, 0.4% Native American, 1.2%

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, 0.1% from

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, and 2.4% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 343 households, of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were

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living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.2% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age in the village was 40.2 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 727 people, 347 households, and 191 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 378 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.84%

, 2.20%

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, 0.14% Native American, 0.28%

, 0.14% from

, and 0.41% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.14% of the population. 46.4% were of

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, 13.8%

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, 6.2%

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and 5.2% French ancestry according to

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. There were 347 households, out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were

living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78. In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $34,500. Males had a median income of $26,550 versus $25,000 for females. The

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for the village was $15,611. About 7.5% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the

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, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

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Village of South Range
{{authority control Villages in Houghton County, Michigan Villages in Michigan Houghton micropolitan area, Michigan Populated places established in 1902 1902 establishments in Michigan