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Eagle RiverMI

A town of 83.

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Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
83
residents
Median home value
$350K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
72.4
years
Land area
6 sq mi
Small town

83 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
HoughtonAllouezEagle HarborHoughtonAllouezEagle HarborEagle River

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52°
Partly Sunny
H 54° · L 41°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 15% of U.S. communities.

15risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
15Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Eagle River has cold winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 75°, a January night drops to 10°.

75°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–26°
Spring28–47°
Summer52–73°
Fall37–52°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
75°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Eagle River is

Eagle River beats the Michigan average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Michigan
17 better7 too close to call8 worse
What stands outEagle RiverMI
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity4.4%11.9%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off3.5%8.7%
More adults who have had cancer19.2%8.9%
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics
14.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Eagle River is conserved land

14 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Eagle River: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 3,954 acres
14 mi
of trails · 2.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Keweenaw Underwater Preserve—20
2. Houghton Township Square Park0.2 mi2
3. Eagle River Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
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2006 · Eagle River 023 21 · Wikimedia Commons
Eagle River’s story

Eagle River in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Keweenaw Court House & JailEagleRiverSignM26Eagle River Falls and Dam - Michigan Registered Historic Site
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About Eagle River

Census-designated place and unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

Eagle River is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Keweenaw County. Its population was 65 at the 2020 census, which makes it by far the least-populated county seat in the state of Michigan. As an unincorporated community, Eagle River has no legal autonomy and is part of Allouez Township and Houghton Township.

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Population
65
Area
6.0 sq mi
Elevation
650 ft

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