Paulding, Michigan
Community of Paulding along U.S. Route 45
Community of Paulding along U.S. Route 45
Paulding is located in Michigan
Paulding
Paulding
Location within the state of Michigan
Paulding is located in the United States
Paulding
Paulding
Paulding (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°24′05″N 89°10′48″W / 46.40139°N 89.18000°W / 46.40139; -89.18000[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyOntonagon
TownshipHaight
Elevation1,358 ft (414 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
Area code906
GNIS feature ID1621164[1]

Paulding is an unincorporated community in Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Paulding is located in Haight Township along U.S. Route 45, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) southeast of the village of Ontonagon.[2] The Paulding Light, part of the area's folklore, is visible in a valley near Paulding.

Climate

Climate data for Paulding, Michigan, 1991–2020 normals: 1367ft (417m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 49
(9)
56
(13)
65
(18)
78
(26)
90
(32)
94
(34)
93
(34)
90
(32)
88
(31)
83
(28)
74
(23)
53
(12)
94
(34)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 21.2
(−6.0)
25.0
(−3.9)
36.6
(2.6)
48.7
(9.3)
63.9
(17.7)
73.7
(23.2)
77.8
(25.4)
76.0
(24.4)
67.7
(19.8)
52.8
(11.6)
37.6
(3.1)
25.9
(−3.4)
50.6
(10.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 11.8
(−11.2)
14.2
(−9.9)
24.1
(−4.4)
37.0
(2.8)
50.8
(10.4)
61.0
(16.1)
65.0
(18.3)
62.9
(17.2)
55.5
(13.1)
42.6
(5.9)
29.8
(−1.2)
17.9
(−7.8)
39.4
(4.1)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 2.3
(−16.5)
3.4
(−15.9)
11.6
(−11.3)
25.3
(−3.7)
37.7
(3.2)
48.2
(9.0)
52.1
(11.2)
49.7
(9.8)
43.2
(6.2)
32.4
(0.2)
22.0
(−5.6)
9.9
(−12.3)
28.1
(−2.1)
Record low °F (°C) −29
(−34)
−33
(−36)
−31
(−35)
−8
(−22)
17
(−8)
27
(−3)
36
(2)
33
(1)
25
(−4)
9
(−13)
−9
(−23)
−24
(−31)
−33
(−36)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.48
(38)
1.19
(30)
1.65
(42)
2.84
(72)
3.36
(85)
3.73
(95)
3.97
(101)
3.31
(84)
3.62
(92)
3.73
(95)
2.29
(58)
1.75
(44)
32.92
(836)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 27.0
(69)
23.7
(60)
10.5
(27)
14.7
(37)
0.6
(1.5)
0.0
(0.0)
trace trace trace 4.6
(12)
21.6
(55)
24.4
(62)
127.1
(323.5)
Source 1: NOAA[3]
Source 2: XMACIS (snowfall & records)[4]

History

A post office called Paulding was established in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1971.[5] The community was named for John Paulding, a militiaman in the American Revolution.[6]

Paulding sign

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paulding, Michigan
  2. Ontonagon County (pdf) (Map). Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  3. "Paulding, Michigan 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  4. "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  5. "Ontonagon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  6. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 112.


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