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Chassell, Michigan
Chassell is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Chassell Township, Michigan, Chassell Township of Houghton County, Michigan, Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It is located on Pike Bay at the south end of Portage Lake (Keweenaw), Portage Lake and is the largest community in the township. Chassell is known for the Copper County Strawberry Festival which is always the weekend after the Independence Day (United States), 4th of July. https://web.archive.org/web/20101028121554/http://einerlei.com/community/strawFest/home.html Demographics History In 1855, the land that included what was to become Chassell was acquired from the state of Michigan by the St. Mary's Canal and Land Company. In 1863, Francis Jacker built one of the first buildings in the area, a log cabin close to the mouth of the Sturgeon River (Michigan), Sturgeon River. In 1867, John Chassell (1814–1883) of New York, purchased farmland fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census-designated Place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing cities, towns, and villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities, colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
