unincorporated community
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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 ...
. The community is located within Clay Township.
The community is located along the
St. Clair River
The St. Clair River (french: Rivière Sainte-Claire) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed November 7, 2011 river in central North America which flows from Lake Huron int ...
on the eastern coast of
Harsens Island
Harsens Island is a wet marshy location at the mouth of the St. Clair River on Lake St. Clair, in the U.S. state of Michigan. Politically, the island is in Clay Township of St. Clair County.
History
The island was named for its first Euro-Ame ...
. The community itself is also referred to as Harsens Island, which is the name of the post office that serves the island and several smaller outlying islands near the river mouth on Lake St. Clair.
History
Harsens Island was first settled as early as 1779 by James Hansen, who was the area's first white settler. By 1783, Hansen had purchased the entire island from its native Indian population. As late as 1809, the island was also known as James (also Jacob or Jacobus) Island.
Sans Souci began as a shipping and trading center on Harsens Island. It was given a post office named Sans Souci on April 24, 1900. The name came from its first postmaster, William LaCroix, who suggested the name as a French translation meaning "without care" to refer to the peaceful nature of the island. The post office name was changed to Harsens Island on December 31, 1960.
Geography
The community is served by the Harsens Island post office, which uses the 48028 ZIP Code. The post office serves all of
Harsens Island
Harsens Island is a wet marshy location at the mouth of the St. Clair River on Lake St. Clair, in the U.S. state of Michigan. Politically, the island is in Clay Township of St. Clair County.
History
The island was named for its first Euro-Ame ...
, as well as several outyling island and Dickinson Island. The name Sans Souci is no longer acceptable for mail delivery.
Images
File:Harsens Island, MI post office.jpg,
File:Harsens Island Fire Department (Michigan).jpg,