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Traverse City Micropolitan Area
The Traverse City Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in Northern Michigan, anchored by the city of Traverse City. As of the 2020 census, the Traverse City micropolitan area was the sixth largest micropolitan area in the United States with the area having a population of 153,448. Counties * Benzie * Grand Traverse * Kalkaska * Leelanau Cities, villages, and townships Cities Villages Townships Unincorporated places Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 131,342 people, 51,760 households, and 36,176 families residing within the micropolitan area. The racial makeup of the micropolitan area was 96.15% White, 0.33% African American, 1.43% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population. The median income for a household in the micropolitan area was $40,913, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traverse City MSA
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Kalkaska, Michigan
Kalkaska ( ) is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. Kalkaska is the county seat and only incorporated community of Kalkaska County, and is considered part of Northern Michigan. The population was 2,132 at the 2020 census, an increase from 2,020 at the 2010 census. Kalkaska is part of the Traverse City micropolitan area, and is often considered a bedroom community of nearby Traverse City. The town is also renowned for hosting the National Trout Festival, with the first festivities being held in 1935. History The land on which Kalkaska sits has long been territory under the Council of Three Fires; the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi. In 1872, Albert A. Abbott arrived on the land set to become the village from his hometown of Decatur. The following year, on May 12, 1873, Abbott platted his land, and became its first postmaster. In 1874, Kalkaska became a station on a new Pennsylvania Railroad line from Walton to Petoskey. Today, this line is part of the Great Lakes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Lake Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan
Blue Lake Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 393. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (3.94%) is water. Blue Lake Township contains numerous small lakes, including Bass Lake, Blue Lake, Deadmans Lake, Eagle Lake, Indian Lake, Little Blue Lake, Little Twin Lake, MacNeil Pond, North Crooked Lake, Papoose Lake, Poplar Lake, South Crooked Lake, Squaw Lake, Starvation Lake, Twin Lake, and Waddell Pond. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 428 people, 202 households, and 150 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.4 per square mile (4.8/km2). There were 738 housing units at an average density of 21.3 per square mile (8.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.83% White, 0.47% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Township, Michigan
Blair Township ( ) is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 8,994, making it the most populous civil township in Grand Traverse County. Blair Township is named after Austin Blair, Michigan's governor during the American Civil War. The northern half of Blair Township is very suburbanized, as it is relatively close to Traverse City, while the southern half remains very rural and agricultural. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.95%) is water. The township's largest lake is Silver Lake, which it shares with Garfield Township. The Boardman River briefly flows through the northeast of the township. Adjacent townships * Garfield Township (north) * East Bay Township (northeast) * Paradise Township (southeast) * Mayfield Township (south) * Grant Township (southwest) * Green Lake Township (west) * Long Lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaine Township, Michigan
Blaine Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 484. It is located in the southwest portion of the county. There are no significant population centers in the township; the nearest towns are Arcadia to the south, Benzonia to the northeast, and Elberta to the northwest. M-22 is the township's main thoroughfare. History Blaine Township was organized from part of what had been Gilmore Township in 1876. For a very brief period in the early 1890s, a town called Watervale was inhabited in the township along Lower Herring Lake. The town participated in the sawmill boom that brought a period of prosperity to northern Michigan. Abandoned in 1894, the town was made into a summer resort in 1917. Today the resort is known as the Inn at Watervale and the Watervale Historic District. Watervale maintains its nineteenth-century atmosphere and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingham Township, Leelanau County, Michigan
Bingham Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,425. The township is named for Kinsley S. Bingham, a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator and Governor of Michigan. Communities *Keswick was a small community that began in 1872 when Reverend John Lawrence moved here from Keswick, New Brunswick, Canada. A gristmill was built nearby, and a post office operated from September 1889 until November 1910. At its peak, Keswick's population was 200, but by 1910 it had dropped to 40. Today, only the Keswick Methodist Church (founded 1888) remains, located on County Road 633 (Old M-22) between Bingham and Suttons Bay. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.3 square miles (101.8 km2), of which 23.6 square miles (61.1 km2) is land and 15.8 square miles (40.8 km2) (40.06%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benzonia Township, Michigan
Benzonia Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 2,727. Geography Benzonia Township is situated west of the center of Benzie County. The southeastern third of Crystal Lake occupies the central to western part of the township, and the southern half of Platte Lake is in the northern part of the township. The village of Beulah is located at the southeastern end of Crystal Lake, and the village of Benzonia borders the south side of Beulah. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 17.87%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,839 people, 1,205 households, and 789 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,024 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.23% White, 0.14% African American, 2.18% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.04% Paci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear Lake Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan
Bear Lake Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 668. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.70%) is water. The township contains several lakes, including Bear Lake, Cub Lake, Upper Black Lake, Middle Black Lake, South Black Lake, Mallard Lake, Kings Ponds, Johnson Lake, East Lakes, and Cranberry Lake. The Manistee River, Black Creek, Clear Creek, and Portage Creek also run through the township. The township is approximately halfway between the city of Grayling to the east and the village of Kalkaska to the west. M-72 passes east–west through the center of the township. Bear Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place within the northwest portion of the township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 746 people, 340 households, and 227 families residing in the township. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almira Township, Michigan
Almira Township ( ) is a civil township in the northeast of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,873, making it the most-populous municipality in Benzie County. Name Almira Township was named after the township's first female house-dwelling settler, Almira Burrell. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.29%, is water. Almira Township is about west of Traverse City, the largest city in Northern Michigan. Because of this proximity, residents of Almira Township and neighboring Inland Township are largely dependent on Traverse City. The Platte River flows east to west through the township, originating in nearby Long Lake and flowing to Lake Michigan. Almira Township contains no state trunkline highways, although US 31 and M-72 run east–west to the south and north of the township, respectively. Communities * Hardwood Acres is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acme Township, Michigan
Acme Township ( ) is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 4,456, slightly up from 4,375 at the 2010 census. The southwestern portion of the township is largely urbanized, due to its proximity to Traverse City. Much of the rest of the township is agricultural, with the area being a cherry growing hotspot. It takes its name from the Greek word, ''acme'', meaning "summit". Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.63%) is water. Climate This climatic region has large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Acme Township has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Major highways * runs south–north through the township. To the south, the highway runs throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompsonville, Michigan
Thompsonville is a village in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 441 at the 2010 census. The village is located in the south of the county on the boundary between Weldon Township and Colfax Township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Origin Thompsonville was established when construction of the lines of two railroads, the Chicago & West Michigan and the Frankfort & South Eastern, crossed here in 1889. The village was platted by and named for Stacy C. Thompson (1856-1944), a Manistee, Michigan real estate agent who dealt in properties in Manistee, Mason, Benzie, Wexford and Grand Traverse Counties. Of the two railroads serving the village, the Chicago & West Michigan was merged into the Pere Marquette Railway in 1900 and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in 1947, while the Frankfort & South Eastern was acquired in 1892 by the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan, which in turn was reorganiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suttons Bay, Michigan
Suttons Bay is a village in Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 618 at the 2010 census. The village was incorporated in 1898 and is located within Suttons Bay Township. History The community is named for one of the first settlers of European descent, Harry C. Sutton, who arrived in 1854. He arrived with a crew of woodsmen to supply fuel for passing wood steamboats. In 1903 the Traverse City, Leelanau, and Manistique Railroad began a route between Traverse City to the South and Northport to the North, stopping at Suttons Bay, as well as Hatch's Crossing, Fountain Point, Bingham, Keswick, and Omena. Before the turn of the 20th century, four churches had been established—two Lutheran, one Roman Catholic, and one Congregational. In 1920, Leelanau County voters approved moving the county seat to Suttons Bay, but the move never took place. Suttons Bay has a school; the sports mascot is a Viking, hence the nickname "Suttons Bay Norsemen." The to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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