Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- County
- Houghton
- Incorporated
- 1863 (village), 1903 (city)
- Named after
- John Hancock
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- Kurt Rickard
- Manager
- Mary Babcock
- Total
- 2.78 sq mi (7.20 km )
- Land
- 2.78 sq mi (7.20 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 696 ft (212 m)
- Density
- 1,619.4/sq mi (625.25/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST ( UTC-5 ))
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( EDT ( UTC-4 ))
- Fips code
- 26-36300
- Gnis feature id
- 0627710
- Website
- Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
Hancock is a city in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,501 at the 2020 census.
Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Hancock is along on the northside of the Keweenaw Waterway opposite of the city of Houghton, and the two are connected by the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Hancock is the northernmost city in the state of Michigan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hancock” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.