Laurium, Michigan

About Laurium

Laurium is a small town in northwestern Michigan, home to 1,904 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Laurium holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.65 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,929 residents per square mile.

📰 Laurium News Today

• Laurium Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 28
• Families, kids turns out for opening of ‘Splashing Through Laurium’ project Upper Michigan's Source · Jun 8
• ‘Walking-miracle stuff’: Minimally-invasive robotic spine fusion surgery cures woman’s severe leg pain UChicago Medicine · Apr 15
• Laurium, MI Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 30
• Terry Lee Gilliland Obituary (2026) - Laurium, MI - Erickson-Crowley-Peterson Funeral Home - Calumet Legacy | Obituary · Jul 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Michigan headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Laurium Unique

• The only place in America named Laurium — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Michigan — one of 745 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Laurium

• The Matador
• Toni's Country Kitchen

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Laurium

• Daniell Park reviews ★
• George Gipp Memorial Park reviews ★
• George Gipp Recreation Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital And Clinics · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Laurium

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