EXAMINING PATTERNS OF ITALIAN IMMIGRATION TO ...

Lucchesi, on the other hand, settled in big percentages in Franklin Township (38.9%),
Calumet Township (33.5%), and Adams Township (17.5%). A smaller group was in Osceola
Township (9.6%). They are particularly concentrated in Red Jacket village (13%).
4.4 Settlements in 1910
In 1910 Houghton County includes fourteen townships: Adams, Calumet, Chassell,
Duncan, Elm River, Franklin, Hancock, Laird, Osceola, Portage, Quincy, Schoolcraft,
Stanton - which was not in the census of 1900 - and Torch Lake. The villages in which
Italians are living are seven. Five are the same as in 1900 - Laurium, Red Jacket, Hancock,
Houghton, and Lake Linden - and the new ones are Hubbell and South Range.
The numbers of Italians in Houghton County significantly increases from 2,789 to
4,384, and the township in which they were more numerous is still Calumet with 2,405
Italians (54.9%). This time Adams Township is the second with 730 (16.7%), followed by
Franklin with 668 (15.2%).
Torinesi are 2,201 (50.2% of the total Italian community) and Lucchesi 989 (22.5%).
As for distribution of Torinesi and Lucchesi, the former are mostly living in Calumet
Township (72.3%), and particularly in Raymbaultown (12.7%) and Calumet and Hecla
Location (11.4%). The highest concentration is in Laurium village (19.4%). Compared to
1900, their percentage almost doubles in Adams Township (13,6%). In fact they are
numerous in South Range Village (5.2%).
Lucchesi, as in 1900, are spread over more townships, in particular Franklin (30%), Adams
(26.2%), and Calumet (23.2%). In Calumet Township they are clustered in Raymbaultown
(5.2%) and Calumet and Hecla Location (3.4%). As far as the villages within the boundaries
of Calumet Township, Lucchesi are numerous in Red Jacket (6.6%). The highest
concentration of Lucchesi, however, is in Trimountain (18.8%). In fact in Trimountain
Location the census indicates an “Italian Settlement”. There are 118 Italians living there and
eighty-nine of them are from the province of Lucca. The rest of them are from other
provinces of Toscana, and there are no Torinesi. This may show that people from the same
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