Hancock

city in Michigan, United States
Place city_in_the_united_states Q12435
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Summary

Hancock is a city in the United States[1]. Hancock ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,072 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hancock is located in Houghton County[3].
  • Hancock is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hancock's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].
  • Hancock's postal code is recorded as 49930[6].
  • Hancock's Commons category is recorded as Hancock, Michigan[7].
  • Hancock's local dialing code is recorded as 906[8].
  • January 1, 1846 marks the founding of Hancock[9].
  • Hancock's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.126666666666665, 'lon': -88.58472222222223}[10].
  • Hancock's official website is recorded as http://www.cityofhancock.com/[11].
  • Hancock's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hancock, Michigan[12].
  • Hancock has a population of {'amount': '+4634'}[13].
  • Hancock has a population of {'amount': '+4501'}[14].
  • Hancock's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Hancock's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hancock'}[16].
  • Hancock's category for people born here is recorded as Q109687533[17].
  • Hancock's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1837'}[18].
  • Hancock sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+212'}[19].
  • Hancock covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+7.69384'}[20].
  • Hancock's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'percent', 'amount': '+12.5511'}[21].
  • Hancock's territory overlaps is recorded as Houghton–Hancock urban area[22].
  • Hancock's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+27649'}[23].

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Geography

Hancock is in the country of United States[4]. Hancock is located in Houghton County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Hancock covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+7.69384'}[20]. Hancock sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+212'}[19]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4634'}[13] and {'amount': '+4501'}[14].

Designation and Status

Hancock's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1846 marks the founding of Hancock[9].

Why It Matters

Hancock ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,072 views/month).[2] Hancock has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Hancock is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cy', 'da', 'dag', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa
    Gnd id → 1028238-5
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Houghton County
    Official website → http://www.cityofhancock.com/
    Inception → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 47.126666666666665, 'lon': -88.58472222222223}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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