Maple Grove is an
unincorporated community
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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 ...
in
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
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
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. The population was 139 at the
2020 census.
Maple Grove is located within
Almira Township.
Geography
Maple Grove is located in southeastern
Almira Township in northeastern Benzie County. The CDP is located on the south shore of
Lake Ann just south of the village of
Lake Ann.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
History
The community of Maple Grove was listed as a newly-organized
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 ...
for the
2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.
Demographics
References
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Census-designated places in Michigan
Unincorporated communities in Benzie County, Michigan
Unincorporated communities in Michigan
Census-designated places in Benzie County, Michigan
Traverse City metropolitan area