Powers

History

At an early date, the place was called "Menominee River Junction", because here was the junction between the main railroad line and the Menominee River Branch. The origin of the name "Powers" is uncertain. Several sources claim the village was named after Edward Powers, a civil engineer involved in building the railroad there. <!-- Cryptic statement (what is a "rain maker", and why would someone be "notorious" for being one?): Edward Powers afterwards became notorious as a professed "rain maker".

Geography

Powers is in north-central Menominee County at the junction of U.S. Routes 2 and 41, which meet in the northeast corner of the village. US 2 leads west to Iron Mountain, while US 41 leads south to Menominee, the county seat. The two concurrent highways lead east to Escanaba on Lake Michigan. Powers is bordered to the northeast by the unincorporated community of Spalding. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it recorded as land. The Cedar River flows briefly through the northern portion of the village.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Bark RiverHarris Elementary School
  Elementary · HARRIS · 393 students · 18.7:1 ratio
• Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School
  High · HARRIS · 338 students · 21.1:1 ratio
• CarneyNadeau Public School
  Other · CARNEY · 232 students · 14.5:1 ratio
• Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy
  Other · WILSON · 185 students · 9.3:1 ratio
• North Central Elementary School
  Elementary · HERMANSVILLE · 139 students · 19.9:1 ratio
• North Central Area Senior High School
  High · POWERS · 94 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• North Central Middle School
  Middle · Powers · 93 students · 23.3:1 ratio
• Phoenix Alternative High School
  High · SPALDING · 38 students · 12.7:1 ratio