Dodgeville

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dodgeville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 391 at the 2020 census. Dodgeville is located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and is located just south of the city of Houghton.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Dodgeville, MI from NOAA NWS API.

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Dwight Helminen

American ice hockey player

Jeff Finger

American ice hockey player

Eugene Parker

American astronomer (1927–2022)

B

Barbara Ferries

American alpine skier

Rodney Paavola

American ice hockey player

D

Donald G. Saari

American mathematician, expert on voting methods and the n-body problem (b.1940)

B

Barbara Beyenka

American theologian and author (1911-2006)

Alfred Victor Verville

aviation pioneer and aircraft designer (1890–1970)

E

Eddie Olson

American ice hockey player

Bernard Francis Sliger

American economist

B

Bernie Ruelle

American ice hockey player (1920-1995)

C

Chuck Klingbeil

Player of American and Canadian football (1965-2018)

Dolly Gray

American baseball player (1878-1956)

Franz C. Eschweiler

American judge

George Brunet

American baseball player (1935-1991)

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George G. Wills

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Michigan

• Hurontown
  1.3 mi away
• Houghton
  1.5 mi away
• Atlantic Mine
  2.4 mi away · pop. 491
• Hancock
  3.3 mi away
• South Range
  3.4 mi away
• Dollar Bay
  4.2 mi away
• Trimountain
  4.4 mi away
• Chassell
  4.5 mi away
• Hubbell
  9.1 mi away · pop. 881
• Lake Linden
  10.9 mi away
• Laurium
  12 mi away
• Calumet
  12.3 mi away · pop. 645

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dodgeville

Folk Songs Out of Wisconsin

H. Peters · 1977

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Water Lobelia

Lobelia dortmanna

Seen 2026-09-23

creeping snowberry

Gaultheria hispidula

Seen 2026-09-23

Canadian bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

Seen 2026-09-23

winterberry holly

Ilex verticillata

Seen 2026-09-23

lowbush blueberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

Seen 2026-09-23

Eastern Teaberry

Gaultheria procumbens

Seen 2026-09-23

alder buckthorn

Frangula alnus

Seen 2026-09-23

Oval-leaf Blueberry

Vaccinium ovalifolium

Seen 2026-09-22

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).