Calumet
Encyclopedia
Place names
In the United States- Calumet, ColoradoCalumet, ColoradoCalumet is a former mining town founded in 1904, near the portal of the Calumet Coal Mine complex . Calumet is now a ghost town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States, northwest of Walsenburg. One of the mines, Calumet No. 2, was briefly owned by Henry J. Kaiser and maintained by Kaiser Steel...
- Calumet, IowaCalumet, IowaAs of the census of 2000, there were 181 people, 77 households, and 51 families residing in the city. The population density was 684.5 people per square mile . There were 83 housing units at an average density of 313.9 per square mile...
- Calumet, MichiganCalumet, MichiganCalumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National...
- Calumet, MinnesotaCalumet, MinnesotaCalumet is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 367 at the 2010 census.U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main arterial route in the community.Hill-Annex Mine State Park is just outside the town....
- Calumet, OklahomaCalumet, OklahomaCalumet is a town in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 535 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Calumet is located at ....
- Calumet, PennsylvaniaCalumet, PennsylvaniaCalumet is an unincorporated community in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Although the United States Census Bureau includes it in a census-designated place with the nearby community of Norvelt, they are in reality two very different communities, each...
, in Westmoreland County- Calumet-Norvelt, PennsylvaniaCalumet-Norvelt, PennsylvaniaCalumet-Norvelt is a census-designated place in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Although the US Census treats Calumet and Norvelt as a single community, they are in reality two very different communities, each reflecting a different chapter in how the Great Depression affected...
, census-designated place in Westmoreland County
- Calumet-Norvelt, Pennsylvania
- Calumet, WisconsinCalumet, WisconsinCalumet is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,514 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Calumetville, Garnet, Johnsburg, Marytown, and Pipe are located within the town.-History:...
- Calumet City, IllinoisCalumet City, IllinoisCalumet City is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,072 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 60409.Calumet City was founded in 1892 when the villages of Schrumville and Sobieski Park merged under the name of West Hammond, since it lies on the west side of the...
- Calumet County, WisconsinCalumet County, WisconsinCalumet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is included in the Appleton, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the county's population was 48,971. The county seat is Chilton.-History:...
- Calumet Township, Cook County, IllinoisCalumet Township, Cook County, IllinoisCalumet Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 22,374.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Calumet Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Blue Island *...
- Calumet Township, Lake County, IndianaCalumet Township, Lake County, IndianaCalumet Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 104,258.Cities and Towns*Gary*Griffith-External links:* *...
- Calumet Township, MichiganCalumet Township, MichiganCalumet Township is a charter township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,997 at the 2000 census.-History:Native Americans mined copper in Calumet Township thousands of years ago....
- Calumetville, WisconsinCalumetville, WisconsinCalumetville is an unincorporated community that straddles the county line between Calumet and Fond du Lac counties in Wisconsin. The main part of the village in Fond du Lac County lies in the Town of Calumet, Wisconsin and that part in Calumet County lies in the Town of Brothertown,...
In Canada
- L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Quebec
- Pointe-Calumet, QuebecPointe-Calumet, QuebecPointe-Calumet is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The municipality is located within the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region. It is situated about 30 minutes northwest of Montreal...
Ships
- SS CalumetSS CalumetSS Calumet is Great Lakes bulk freighter built in 1973 as the William R Roesch for the Union Commerce Bank, Ohio, managed by Kinsman Marine Transit...
, a Great Lakes ore boat which was owned by Lower Lakes Towing Ltd., the name of more than one ship of the United States Coast Guard - USRC Calumet (1894), a harbor cutter of the United States Revenue Cutter Service, more than one United States Navy ship
Colleges
- Calumet College of St. JosephCalumet College of St. JosephCalumet College of St. Joseph is a private college affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church through the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. Its main campus is in Whiting, Indiana, with additional campuses located in Chicago, Illinois, and Merrillville, Indiana...
in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States - Calumet College, York UniversityYork UniversityYork University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other uses
- Calumet (pipe)Calumet (pipe)A Calumet is a ceremonial smoking pipe used by some Native American Nations. Traditionally it has been smoked to seal a covenant or treaty, or to offer prayers in a religious ceremony.- Etymology :...
, a Native American smoking pipe carved out of pipestone, sometimes called a "peace pipe" - Calumet (Amtrak), Amtrak's former commuter rail service between Valparaiso, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois
- Calumet Baking Powder CompanyCalumet Baking Powder CompanyCalumet Baking Powder Company was an American food company established in 1889 in Chicago, Illinois, by baking powder salesman, William Monroe Wright. His newly formulated double-acting baking powder took its name from the Native American name for a peace pipe given to the lands now known as...
, an American food company - Calumet FarmCalumet FarmCalumet Farm is a Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company. Calumet is located in the heart of Lexington's blue grass country, the finest horse breeding region in...
, a well-known Thoroughbred horse breeding farm, owned by the founder of the Calumet Baking Powder Company - Grand Calumet River in Indiana
- The Calumet-Saganashkee Channel in Illinois
- The Calumet TrailCalumet TrailThe Calumet Trail is an east-west bicycle and multiuse recreational trail in northwestern Indiana's Calumet region, running roughly parallel to U.S...
, a multiuse trail in northwestern Indiana - Calumet (retailer), a photographic goods retailer and manufacturer of view cameraView cameraThe view camera is a type of camera first developed in the era of the Daguerreotype and still in use today, though with many refinements. It comprises a flexible bellows which forms a light-tight seal between two adjustable standards, one of which holds a lens, and the other a viewfinder or a...
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