Stanton Township is a township in Houghton County, Michigan, home to about 1,496 people across 122 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49965, and parts of 49905 and 49931 are in Stanton Township too.
Homes sold for a median of $319 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population1,49612 per sq mi
Median home value$254,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$319Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Stanton Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Stanton Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)261 miles away
Closer regional airport
Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN253 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL361 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Stanton Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Stanton 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
Stanton Township had 1,590 residents in the 2020 census, up 25% since 2000.
It’s the 999th 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 (15 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
Nearest hospitals
Up Health System PortageGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Hancock11.7 miles
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and ClinicsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Laurium21.2 miles
Baraga County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · L' Anse24.2 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Stanton Township
Grocery stores
Festival Foods9.6 mi
Walmart Supercenter9.9 mi
Tadych's Marketplace Foods10.2 mi
Keeweenaw Co-op Natural Food Store10.8 mi
Pharmacies
Walmart Pharmacy9.8 mi
Walgreens10.1 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Copper Range Historical Museum6.3 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Orpheum Theater10.9 mi
Counts are within about 7 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Elm River Township School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Elm River Township SchoolToivola
K–8
8
Public
12.3 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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