Spalding is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Menominee County,
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
, United States. Spalding is located in
Spalding Township along
U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) and
US 41, northeast of
Powers. Spalding has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
with
ZIP code 49886.
History
A post office called Spalding has been in operation since 1874. The community was named for Jesse Spalding, of Chicago.
Climate
This
climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Spalding has a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
Climate Summary for Spalding, Michigan
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Photos
File:SpaldingMICatholicChurch.jpg, Spalding, MI Catholic Church
File:Pine Ave Spalding MI.jpg, Pine Ave Spalding MI
File:Elm St Spalding MI.jpg, Elm St Spalding MI
File:Post Office Fazers Food Land Spalding MI.jpg, Post Office Fazers Food Land Spalding MI
References
Unincorporated communities in Menominee County, Michigan
Unincorporated communities in Michigan
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