Hancock, Michigan
Hancock, Michigan | |
|---|---|
| City of Hancock | |
View from Houghton looking across the Keweenaw Waterway | |
Location within Houghton County | |
| Coordinates: 47°7′36″N 88°35′5″W / 47.12667°N 88.58472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Houghton |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Incorporated | 1863 (village) 1903 (city) |
| Named after | John Hancock |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Kurt Rickard |
| • Manager | Mary Babcock |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.78 sq mi (7.20 km2) |
| • Land | 2.78 sq mi (7.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,501 |
| • Density | 1,619.65/sq mi (625.25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST (UTC-5)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT (UTC-4)) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49930 |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-36300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0627710 |
| Website | Official website |
Hancock is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of Hancock was 4,501 at the 2020 United States census. The city is located within Houghton County, and is situated upon the Keweenaw Waterway, a channel of Lake Superior that cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula. Hancock is located across the Keweenaw Waterway from the city of Houghton, and is connected to that city by the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. The city is located within Michigan's Copper Country region.
Hancock is considered a "cultural capital" for Finnish Americans. The city is home to the Finnish American Heritage Center, and was home to Finlandia University from 1896 to 2023. Some street name signs in Hancock are bilingual, reading in both English and Finnish.
The Weather Channel has consistently ranked Hancock as the third-snowiest city in the U.S.