Arcadia 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 counte ...

(CDP) in Arcadia Township, Manistee County,

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, United States. Its population was 309 as of the 2020 census. But in the 2024 census it was 125. The community is located along M-22 and the

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shore. Arcadia has a

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with ZIP code 49613.

Geography

Arcadia is in northwestern Manistee County and is bordered to the west by

and to the south by Arcadia Lake, connected to the larger lake by an artificial channel. Arcadia Lake is connected to one of Michigan's only natural Marshes the "Arcadia Marsh"; which has Bowens creek running through it. Arcadia Marsh is a Nature preserve and is a large part of Arcadia's natural ecosystem Highway M-22 passes through the community, leading north to Elberta and south the same distance to Onekama. Manistee, the

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, is to the south. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Arcadia CDP has an area of , all land.

Demographics

In 2022 its

poverty rate Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a basic standard of living. Poverty can have diverse

was 10.7%, its median household income was $77500, and its median property value was $247200. In 2022 its

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was at 98.7%.

Famous residents

Aviator Harriet Quimby was born in Arcadia.

References

Unincorporated communities in Manistee County, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Census-designated places in Manistee County, Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan {{ManisteeCountyMI-geo-stub