unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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Michigan
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. The community is located within Boon Township. The population of the CDP was 90 at the 2020 census.
As an unincorporated community, Boon has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 49618 ZIP Code.
History
Prior to European settlement, the area that is now Boon was utilized by the Hopewell as a site for building
mounds
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and circles, as well as for farming several species of corn, bean and squash. The area was located along what is now known as the Old Indian Trail, which was used to connect the Cadillac area to the
Traverse City
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area.
Boon was first settled as early as 1888 as a station on the Toledo, Ann Arbor, and Northern Michigan Railroad. The community was platted in 1889 and received its first office on December 19, 1899.
The community of Boon was listed as a newly-organized
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the community has an area of , all land.
Demographics
Education
The community of Boon is served by two separate school districts. Residents may attend
Cadillac Area Public Schools
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in
Cadillac
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