Mears 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 ...
(CDP) in
Golden Township,
Oceana County,
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
, United States.
History
The community was founded by mill owner
Charles Mears
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...
in 1873. A post office opened in May 1873.
Geography
The Silver Lake Sand Dunes are the biggest attraction in Mears, bringing in over a million visitors in a year.
Mears is on the west side of the
Lower Peninsula of Michigan
The Lower Peninsula of Michigan – also known as Lower Michigan – is the larger, southern and less elevated of the Geography of Michigan, two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; the other being the Upper Peninsula of Mic ...
, west of
Hart
Hart often refers to:
* Hart (deer)
* Hart (surname)
Hart may also refer to:
Organizations
* Hart Racing Engines, a former Formula One engine manufacturer
* Hart Skis, US ski manufacturer
* Hart Stores, a Canadian chain of department store ...
, south of
Ludington, and north of
Muskegon
Muskegon ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Muskegon County, Michigan, United States. Situated around a harbor of Lake Michigan, Muskegon is known for fishing, sailing regattas, and boating. It is the most populous city along Lake Michigan' ...
.
The Mears
ZIP code, 49436, includes most of Golden Township as well as small areas of
Pentwater Township to the north,
Hart Township to the east, and
Benona Township to the south.
49436 5-Digit ZCTA, 494 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
Mears was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[
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Demographics
References
Works cited
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Census-designated places in Oceana County, Michigan
Census-designated places in Michigan
Unincorporated communities in Oceana County, Michigan
Unincorporated communities in Michigan
Populated places established in 1873
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