Powers, MI

Powers is a village in Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census counted 381 residents. Located within Spalding Township, it is part of the Marinette micropolitan area. At an early date, the place was called "Menominee River Junction", because here was the junction between the main railroad line and the Menominee River Branch. Powers's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Michigan setting. The local scoop is how Powers's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. The origin of the name "Powers" is uncertain. Powers is in north-central Menominee County at the junction of U.S. Routes 2 and 41, which meet in the northeast corner of the village. US 2 leads west 30 miles to Iron Mountain, while US 41 leads south 41 miles to Menominee, the county seat.