[5] Calumet Township was created on 27 November 1866 at the Houghton County Clerk's Office; however, the Township did not hold its first meeting until Monday, 17 December 1866 at what was then the headquarters of the Calumet Mining Company.

The old Wolverine Mine is famous among mineral collectors for copper, silver, epidote, and quartz specimens.

Parks, playgrounds, fishing areas, and beaches are scattered all over the township.

40.7% were of Finnish, 10.1% German, 8.1% Italian, 6.8% French and 6.2% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.