Amasa (/æm.əsə/ AM-ə-sə) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[4] The population of the CDP was 195 at the 2020 census.[2] The community is located within Hematite Township.
Amasa, Michigan | |
|---|---|
 Looking west along W. Pine Street | |
  Amasa Location within the state of Michigan  Amasa Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′58″N 88°27′1″W / 46.23278°N 88.45028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Iron |
| Township | Hematite |
| Settled | 1888 |
| Platted | 1890 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.04 sq mi (10.47 km2) |
| • Land | 4.03 sq mi (10.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,441 ft (439 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 195 |
| • Density | 48.32/sq mi (18.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49903 |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-01960[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0620044[4] |
History
editMatthew Gibson and his son J. Thoburn Gibson discovered iron croppings along the shores of the Hemlock River in 1888, and the Hemlock River Mining Company took over the area two years later when sufficient amounts of iron were found. The company platted the community in 1890. The community was first named Hemlock but was renamed after Amasa Stone, who was the father-in-law of Col. Henry S. Pickands. The name change was suggested by the Pickands Mather Group. The community received a station along the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and a post office opened here on March 7, 1891.[5][6]
Geography
editAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.04 square miles (10.46 km2), of which 4.03 square miles (10.44 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) (0.25%) is water.[1]
The Hemlock River, which is a tributary of Paint River, flows through Amasa.
Major highways
edit
US 141 runs south–north along the western edge of the community.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Amasa 1W, Michigan, 1991–2020 normals: 1470ft (448m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 50 (10) |
61 (16) |
79 (26) |
85 (29) |
91 (33) |
98 (37) |
98 (37) |
95 (35) |
95 (35) |
85 (29) |
75 (24) |
62 (17) |
98 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 39.8 (4.3) |
46.1 (7.8) |
58.8 (14.9) |
73.3 (22.9) |
83.3 (28.5) |
88.6 (31.4) |
90.3 (32.4) |
87.4 (30.8) |
82.8 (28.2) |
74.3 (23.5) |
58.0 (14.4) |
44.7 (7.1) |
90.6 (32.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 21.7 (−5.7) |
25.9 (−3.4) |
36.7 (2.6) |
49.5 (9.7) |
64.8 (18.2) |
73.7 (23.2) |
78.6 (25.9) |
76.3 (24.6) |
68.2 (20.1) |
53.6 (12.0) |
38.6 (3.7) |
26.7 (−2.9) |
51.2 (10.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.9 (−11.7) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
36.9 (2.7) |
50.8 (10.4) |
60.1 (15.6) |
64.6 (18.1) |
62.4 (16.9) |
55.0 (12.8) |
42.2 (5.7) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
17.5 (−8.1) |
38.9 (3.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 0.0 (−17.8) |
0.4 (−17.6) |
10.4 (−12.0) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
36.8 (2.7) |
46.4 (8.0) |
50.7 (10.4) |
48.5 (9.2) |
41.8 (5.4) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
20.5 (−6.4) |
8.3 (−13.2) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −22.1 (−30.1) |
−24.0 (−31.1) |
−17.8 (−27.7) |
7.4 (−13.7) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
38.5 (3.6) |
35.7 (2.1) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
18.9 (−7.3) |
3.4 (−15.9) |
−15.4 (−26.3) |
−27.8 (−33.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −41 (−41) |
−47 (−44) |
−31 (−35) |
−15 (−26) |
14 (−10) |
27 (−3) |
31 (−1) |
32 (0) |
24 (−4) |
7 (−14) |
−12 (−24) |
−33 (−36) |
−47 (−44) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.32 (34) |
1.11 (28) |
1.73 (44) |
2.78 (71) |
3.07 (78) |
3.57 (91) |
3.89 (99) |
3.20 (81) |
3.63 (92) |
3.27 (83) |
2.14 (54) |
1.64 (42) |
31.35 (797) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 20.7 (53) |
14.9 (38) |
11.7 (30) |
7.1 (18) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.6 (4.1) |
8.5 (22) |
19.5 (50) |
84.4 (216.1) |
| Source 1: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS (1995-2020 snowfall, records & monthly max/mins)[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
editIn 2020, its population was 195.[2]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 283 | — | |
| 2020 | 195 | −31.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c United States Census Bureau (June 4, 2023). "Amasa CDP, Michigan".
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Amasa CDP, Michigan". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amasa, Michigan
- ^ Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 37.
- ^ "Amasa 1W, Michigan 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.