Champion, Michigan

Champion is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan.^[1] The community is located within Champion Township. As an unincorporated community, Champion has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

Champion, Michigan
Unincorporated community
US Post Office, Champion, Michigan
Champion Location within the state of Michigan Show map of Michigan Champion Champion (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 46°30′50″N 87°57′48″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Marquette
Township	Champion
Elevation	1,591 ft (485 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49814
Area code	906
GNIS feature ID	623055[1]

History

A post office called Champion has been in operation since 1869, taking its name from the nearby Champion Iron Mine^[2][3] Finnish-American accordionist Viola Turpeinen was born in Champion in 1909.^[4]

See also

• Sam Cohodas Lodge