Republic, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Republic Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49879. The Survey maps it on the Republic quadrangle. 470 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,522 feet above sea level.
On record in Republic
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Park Hotel and Cabinslisted 2013
Population over time
3 figuresRepublic grew from 276 to 470 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 276 | |
| 2010 | 570 | +294 (+107%) |
| 2020 | 470 | -100 (-18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Republic quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Republic quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Republic between 1999 and 2016, burning about 5,711 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CO RD 601 |
| 12 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,625 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARQUETTE9 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Republic: 11 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Feldspar. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Feldspar Quarry | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Chippewa Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Columbia Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1873, 1883 | |
| Columbia Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1873 | |
| North Republic | Iron | Prospect | 1888 | |
| North Republic Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Secondary Enrichment | |
| Republic Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Republic Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1872 | |
| Republic Mine | Iron | Producer | 1846, 1872 | |
| Republic Pellet Plant | Iron | Plant |
Storms near this place
27 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Republic in 27 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 14 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 wildfire. The reports record 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Wildfire | Republic | 4 hurt, $960,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Republic | $150,000 | Thunderstorm straight-line winds caused significant damage along the south end of Helen Lake near Republic. The damage path associated with this storm was about one half mile long and roughly 200 yards wide. The winds were estimated to be around 80 mph, causing over 100 trees to be snapped or uprooted. Some of these trees actually landed on camps as well as other structures causing significant damage. |
| July 2012 | Hail | South Republic | $100,000 | Golf ball to baseball sized hail caused extensive damage to siding on houses along and north of Evergreen Street between Pine and Willow Streets in South Republic. A car and carport were also damaged at a house on Pine Street. Two hours after the storm, quarter sized hail was piled up next to a house at the corner of Willow and Evergreen Streets. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Republic | $50,000 | A trained spotter reported numerous trees and a few power poles downed around South Republic. At least one tree fell on the roof of a house. The strong wind also tipped over a pull behind camper trailer and bent over a street sign. Hail of unknown size was also reported. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Republic | $5,000 | WLUC-TV6 in Marquette reported that County Road 601 was closed until further notice due a culvert failure northeast of Republic on the 27th. The culvert failed due to a combination of snowmelt and heavy rain. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Republic | $5,000 | A spotter in South Republic reported numerous 8-12 inch diameter trees down near the Bengston Bridge on County Road LR. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | $2,000 | Report via social media of several trees down and damage to an outbuilding on a horse ranch north of Republic. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | $1,000 | A NWS employee reported a couple of trees down near Republic from thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Republic | - | Facebook picture report of one inch diameter hail in Republic. |
| July 2023 | Hail | South Republic | - | A social media photo revealed hail slightly larger than quarter-sized was observed towards the end of County Road 581. The time of the report was estimated by radar. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Republic | - | Facebook report of nickel-sized hail in South Republic. |
| June 2021 | Hail | South Republic | - | WJMN-TV broadcast media reported one-inch diameter hail along Highway M-95 south of Republic. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Republic | - | The spotter in Republic reported hail up to one inch in diameter. |
| August 2011 | Hail | South Republic | - | Pea to penny-sized hail was also reported 3.5 miles south of Republic. |
| September 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Republic | - | Two 4-5 inch diameter spruce trees were knocked down. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Republic | - | Minor flooding occurred along County Road LG during the spring snowmelt. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | - | Several four-inch diameter pine tree branches snapped a quarter mile north of town on County Road 601. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | - | Seven-inch diameter tree blown down onto guardrail on Highway M-95. |
| May 2002 | Hail | South Republic | - | Nickel sized hail was reported. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Republic | - | Two inch hail was reported. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Republic | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Republic | - | Three quarter inch hail was reported. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 2002 | Hail | Republic | - | Three quarter inch diameter hail was reported. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | - | A flagpole was bent when a large potted plant blew away. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Republic | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Republic | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witbeck | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Humboldt Mine | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Wobic | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Beacon | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Champion | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Humboldt | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Clarksburg | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Martins Landing | 9.0 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Republic | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3220567 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 635803. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






