Skanee, Michigan

Skanee, Michigan
Skanee School
Skanee School
Location within Baraga County
Location within Baraga County
Skanee is located in Michigan
Skanee
Skanee
Location within the state of Michigan
Skanee is located in the United States
Skanee
Skanee
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 46°52′35″N 88°12′51″W / 46.87639°N 88.21417°W / 46.87639; -88.21417
Country United States
State Michigan
County Baraga
TownshipArvon
Established1870
Named forSkåne
Area
 • Total4.83 sq mi (12.5 km2)
 • Land4.73 sq mi (12.3 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
745 ft (227 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total102
 • Density21.56/sq mi (8.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49962
Area code906
GNIS feature ID638047[2]

Skanee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[3] The CDP had a population of 102 at the 2020 census. Skanee is located in Arvon Township on the shore of Huron Bay, a bay of Lake Superior.

As an unincorporated community, Skanee has no legal autonomy of its own, however it does have its own post office with the 49962 ZIP Code.[4] The community is home to the historic Arvon Township Hall.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skanee, Michigan
  3. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  4. ^ 49962 5-Digit ZCTA, 499 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder[permanent dead link], U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census