Hancock Township is a township in Houghton County, Michigan, home to about 685 people across 16 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49930.
Homes sold for a median of $143 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population68544 per sq mi
Median home value$335,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$143Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
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Around Hancock Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)272 miles away
Closer regional airport
Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN265 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL369 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Hancock Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Hancock Township
U.S. Representative · Michigan’s 1st DistrictJack Bergman (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Hancock Township had 500 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 1329th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Houghton County grew from 66,063 residents in 1900 to 37,361 in 2020.
Houghton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 31.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jacobsville, MI weather station (11 miles away).
Jobs in Houghton County
9,246 jobs at 891 businesses in Houghton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
136 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hancock Township.
Nearest hospitals
Up Health System PortageGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Hancock1.0 miles
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and ClinicsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Laurium9.1 miles
Baraga County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · L' Anse28.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
23
Specialist doctors
38
Dentists
9
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
23
Mental health providers
27
Physical and occupational therapists
13
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
4
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Hancock Township
Parks (26 nearby)
Keweenaw National Historical Park Quincy Unit · 58 acres0.5 mi
Hurontown Recreation Area · 16 acres2.1 mi
Raymond Kestner Waterfront Park · 7 acres1.5 mi
Central Houghton Greenspace Park · 6 acres1.2 mi
Hancock Beach Park · 5 acres2.4 mi
Walker Lawn · 3 acres1.6 mi
Grocery stores (6 nearby)
Jim's Foodmart1.3 mi
Pat's Foods IGA1.3 mi
Keeweenaw Co-op Natural Food Store1.4 mi
Tadych's Marketplace Foods1.9 mi
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Apothecary - Houghton1.8 mi
Walgreens2.0 mi
Walmart Pharmacy2.4 mi
Libraries (3 nearby)
Hancock School Public Library0.9 mi
Portage Lake District Library1.0 mi
J R Van Pelt Library1.5 mi
Museums (4 nearby)
Quincy Mine0.5 mi
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw1.1 mi
Seaman Mineral Museum1.9 mi
A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum1.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)
Orpheum Theater1.2 mi
McArdle Theatre1.7 mi
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts1.7 mi
James and Margaret Black Performance Hall1.7 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Copper Country ISD, Hancock Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Copper Country Learning CenterHancock
Pre-K–12
77
Special Education
2.1 mi
Barkell Elementary SchoolHancock
K–5
257
Public
1.2 mi
Hancock MiddleHigh SchoolHancock
6–12
292
Public
0.9 mi
Career and Technical EducationHancock
9–12
—
Career and Technical
0.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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