Nessen City is an

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and

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Benzie County Benzie County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 17,970. The county seat is Beulah. The county was initially set off in 1863 and organized in 1869.

in the

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. The population was 97 at the 2010 census. Nessen City is located within Colfax Township.

Geography

Nessen City is located along the southern border of Colfax Township in southeastern Benzie County. The southern border of the CDP is along the

Manistee County Manistee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 25,032. The county seat is Manistee. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. Th ...

line. The center of the community is at the intersection of Lindy Road and Karlin Road (north)/Nessen Road (south). The community is east of the village of Thompsonville and northeast of the village of Copemish. According to the

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

History

The community of Nessen City was listed as a newly-organized

for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.

Demographics

References

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