Chum's Corners (often referred to as Chums) is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 count ...

(CDP) in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,065. The community is located within Blair Township.

History

Around 1932, Deronda "Chum" Crandall and his wife Eva began operating a gas station and a grocery store at a major highway intersection a few miles south of Traverse City. Over the years the intersection became known as "Chum's Corners". Chum sold the business and retired in 1953, and died in Traverse City in early 1959. The community of Chums Corner was listed as a newly-organized

for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time. In 2020, Chasten Buttigieg, spouse of United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, wrote ''

I Have Something to Tell You ''I Have Something to Tell You'' is a 2020 memoir by Chasten Buttigieg. It was published by Atria Books in September 2020 and includes topics from his early life in a conservative Midwestern family including sexual assault, domestic violence, ...

''. The memoir includes anecdotes about Buttigieg's childhood growing up in a neighborhood in Chums Corner. Buttigieg noted the local stigma associated with living in Chums Corner or nearby Grawn.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Major highways

* enters from the west and takes a 90° angle north in the center of the community. * runs south–north through the center of the community and merges concurrent with U.S. Route 31.

Demographics

Education

It is within

Traverse City Area Public Schools Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS; ) is a public school district based in Traverse City, Michigan, United States. This district includes 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, 1 alternative high school, and 1 Mont ...

Notable person

* Chasten Buttigieg, spouse of former

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mayor and current United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, was raised in Chums Corner.

References

Unincorporated communities in Grand Traverse County, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Census-designated places in Grand Traverse County, Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Traverse City micropolitan area {{GrandTraverseCountyMI-geo-stub