Census Data for Bates Junction
As far as we can tell, Bates Junction<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Bates Junction, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Gaastra
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
- Gaastra is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <3>
- Iron River
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
- Iron River is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <3>
- Stambaugh
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Caspian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspian
- Caspian is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caspian <3>
- Mineral Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
- Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
- Alpha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <3>
- Crystal Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
- Crystal Falls is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <3>
- Land O'Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
- Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Kingsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Kingsford is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <3>
Iron County ...
Bates Junction is located in Iron County<4>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Iron County.
Miscellaneous Information for Bates Junction ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Iron County or the community of Bates Junction:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 26 (Michigan)
- County Code: 071 (Iron County)
- Place Code: 05865 (Bates Junction)
- State & County Code: 26/071 (Michigan / Iron County)
- State & Place Code: 26/05865 (Michigan / Bates Junction)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Bates Junction is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Bates Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bates Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iron County: www.iron.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Bates Junction may originally have been Bate's Junction. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bates Junction might be written as Bate Junction. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Bates Junction. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |