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Elmira, Michigan
Elmira ( ) is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located along M-32, the community is on the county line between Warner Township in Antrim County to the west and Elmira Township in Otsego County to the east. As an unincorporated community, Elmira has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own postal service with the 49730 ZIP Code. Geography The rural community of Elmira is located within the Northern Michigan region about north of the 45th parallel. The community is located within Antrim County and Otsego County. Most of the community is within Elmira Township in Otsego County with some development extending west into Warner Township within Antrim County. The community is located about northwest of the city of Gaylord. Elmira sits at an elevation of above sea level. Some areas surrounding the community are included in the Gaylord unit of the Mackinaw State Forest. Elmira is centered alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalamo Township, Michigan
Kalamo Township is a general law township of Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,765 at the 2020 census. Communities *Carlisle is a historic locale in the township at the junction of Carlisle Highway and Lacey Lake Road at . Charles T. Moffat (sometimes recorded at "Moffit") built a large frame saw-mill in 1837. After the mill came into the ownership of Oliver A. Hyde, the place became known as "Hyde's Mills". A post office named Carlisle was established in 1843 and operated until 1903. *Elmira is a historic locale in the township along Ionia Road about three miles south of M-79. A post office operated here from 1855 until 1871. *Kalamo is a small unincorporated community in the township along Ionia Road about two miles south of M-79 at . Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.33%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,742 people, 622 households, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan (known colloquially to residents of more southerly parts of the state and summer residents from cities such as Detroit as " Up North"), is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan. A popular tourist destination, it is home to several small- to medium-sized cities, extensive state and national forests, lakes and rivers, and a large portion of Great Lakes shoreline. The region has a significant seasonal population much like other regions that depend on tourism as their main industry. Northern Lower Michigan is distinct from the more northerly Upper Peninsula and Isle Royale, which are also located in "northern" Michigan. In the northernmost 21 counties in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, the total population of the region is 506,658 people.The largest city is Traverse City. The 4 counties surrounding it make up Traverse City Micropolitan Area and have a population of 143,372, 7th in nation. Geography Boundary descript ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mancelona Township, Michigan
Mancelona Township ( ) is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,311 at the 2020 census. Communities *Antrim is a former company town on US 131 approximately one mile southwest of Mancelona at . In the 1940 census it had 610 residents. It was not delineated in the 1950 census.Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer John Otis & Company built a charcoal furnace in 1882. In 1883, E.K. Robinson platted and recorded the village with the name "Furnaceville" for Mr. Otis. Its station on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was named "Furnace". The village and depot were renamed Antrim after the Otis interests were bought by the Antrim Iron Company. Many of the settlers in this area were relocated from Kentucky to work in the local iron smelting plant. * Lakes of the North is partially located within Mancelona Township. For statistical purposes, Lakes of the North is defined as a census-designated place and had population of 925 at the 2010 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Township, Michigan
Star Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 926 at the 2010 census. Communities *Alba is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located partially within Star Township. The western portion of the community extends into Chestonia Township. * Lakes of the North is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located partially within Star Township. The southern portion of the community extends into Mancelona Township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.21%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 745 people, 295 households, and 220 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.8 per square mile (8.4/km). There were 532 housing units at an average density of 15.6 per square mile (6.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.72% White, 1.21% Native American, 0.27% f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayes Township, Otsego County, Michigan
Hayes Township is a civil township of Otsego County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,619 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.11%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,385 people, 846 households, and 693 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,303 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.53% White, 0.25% African American, 0.84% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population. There were 846 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of indiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanderbilt, Michigan
Vanderbilt is a village in Otsego County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 498 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Corwith Township. Vanderbilt holds the record for the coldest recorded temperature in the state of Michigan when it reached on February 9, 1934. History The area was first settled as early as 1875 when a railway belonging to the Michigan Central Railroad was planned to extend north from Gaylord. The settlement was named after Cornelius Vanderbilt, who owned land within Corwith Township. The railway reached Vanderbilt by 1881. The village was incorporated in 1901. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Major highways * runs north–south through the western edge of the village and is accessible via exit 290 (Mill Street). Climate This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyne Falls, Michigan
Boyne Falls is a village in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 358 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Boyne Valley Township. History Boyne Falls was first settled with the coming of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad in 1874. In that year, A. D. Carpenter built the first store. A post office opened in Boyne Falls on September 5, 1874 with William Nelson serving as the first postmaster. The community was named by John Miller after the Boyne River, which has a nearby set of waterfalls. The name itself came from another river in Ireland. The community incorporated as a village in 1893. The railway line is now operated by the Great Lakes Central Railroad, although the station in Boyne Falls has been closed since 1973. The village is home to the Boyne Falls Polish Festival, which takes place in the first week of August. The 47th annual festival took place in 2022. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakes Of The North, Michigan
Lakes of the North is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Antrim County, Michigan, Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP is located in Mancelona Township, Michigan, Mancelona Township to the south and Star Township, Michigan, Star Township to the north. The population of the CDP was 1,044 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The community of Lakes of the North was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the Lakes of the North CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.90%) is water. Demographics References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Antrim County, Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Census-designated place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba, Michigan
Alba is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Antrim County, Michigan, Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 287 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located just north of Mancelona, Michigan, Mancelona along U.S. Route 131, Alba is divided between Star Township, Michigan, Star Township on the east and Chestonia Township, Michigan, Chestonia Township on the west. History Alba was first settled as a flag station named Cascade along the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad in 1876. At the time, it was part of Forest Home Township, Michigan. A post office opened on December 4, 1877, and the village was platted the next year. The name was changed to Alba in 1884 after local entertainer Alba Haywood. The community of Alba was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F-41 (Michigan County Highway)
F-41 is a county-designated highway in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It was previously designated as M-171, a former state trunkline highway, until 1960, running from US Highway 23 (US 23) just north of Oscoda, and coming back to US 23 about south of Alpena. The road runs through rural, forested areas of Iosco and Alcona counties, inland from Lake Huron. Although it has been a county road since 1960, F-41 was a state highway in 1919 when the state trunkline highway system was formed. It was a segment of the original M-10 that was replaced by US 23 in 1926. Later changes to US 23 shifted that road closer to Lake Huron, and the Michigan State Highway Department (MSHD) created two different routings for M-171 out of the former US 23 routings in the area. The second of these highways has been designated F-41 since 1970. Route description F-41 begins at an intersection with US 23 on the north side of Oscoda. The route travels to the northwest a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
