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The Stanton Township handbook

Living in Stanton Township, MI: what to set up and who to call

Stanton Township runs its own elections, so the Stanton Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. The closest public drop-off to Stanton Township is Houghton County Solid Waste Transfer Station, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Stanton Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerUpper Michigan Energy Resourcesinvestor-owned utility · 17.5¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Stanton TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offHoughton County Solid Waste Transfer Station, 5 miMore →SchoolStanton Township Public SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes49905, 49931, 49965Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Stanton Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Upper Michigan Energy Resources

Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Stanton Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Michigan).

Start or move service: www.uppco.com · (800) 562-7680

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Stanton Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Stanton Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stanton Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.7 mi from the center of Stanton Township

Houghton County Solid Waste Transfer Station

17808 Erickson Drive, Houghton, MI, 49931 · run by Houghton County

This isn’t Stanton Township’s own facility. Whether Stanton Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check stantontownship.com.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Stanton Township kids go to
K–8EB Holman Elementary SchoolStanton Township Public Schools

Stanton Township is in Stanton Township Public Schools.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitestantontownship.comStanton Township’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsStanton Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereStanton Township ClerkStanton Township runs its own elections (town clerk). 50960 Canal Road, Houghton, MI 49931 · (906) 482-8319 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemvic.sos.state.mi.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Stanton Township spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Stanton Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Stanton TownshipZIP’s residents in Stanton Township
49905Atlantic Mine, MI57%40%
49931Houghton, MI34%5%
49965Toivola, MI9%31%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomUp Health System Portage9.4 miles awayGet a library cardPortage Lake District Library58 Huron Street · (906) 482-4570

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Stanton Township

Who provides electricity in Stanton Township?

Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Stanton Township?

49905 (57%), 49931 (34%), 49965 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Stanton Township in?

Stanton Township Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Stanton Township?

In Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Stanton Township Clerk. Check your registration at mvic.sos.state.mi.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet (FCC): pending.