Census Data for Sunshine Beach
As far as we can tell, Sunshine Beach 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 Sunshine Beach, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Houghton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Range
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Calumet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Copper City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Copper City is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Ahmeek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baraga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- L'Anse
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Houghton County ...
Sunshine Beach is located in Houghton County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Houghton County.
Miscellaneous Information for Sunshine Beach ...
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 Houghton County or the community of Sunshine Beach:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Sunshine Beach:
- GNIS ID for Sunshine Beach: 639105
- GNIS ID for Houghton County: 1622973
- GNIS ID for State of Michigan: 1779789
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Sunshine Beach 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 Sunshine Beach.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Houghton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |