Manistique, Michigan

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Not to be confused with Manistee, Michigan.
Manistique, Michigan
City
City of Manistique
Looking south along Cedar Street
Looking south along Cedar Street
Location within Schoolcraft County
Location within Schoolcraft County
Manistique is located in Michigan
Manistique
Manistique
Location within the state of Michigan
Manistique is located in the United States
Manistique
Manistique
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 45°57′28″N 86°14′59″W / 45.95778°N 86.24972°W / 45.95778; -86.24972
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountySchoolcraft
Incorporated1883 (village)
1901 (city)
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorKimberly Shiner
 • ClerkJanell Irie
 • ManagerSheila Aldrich
Area
[1]
 • Total3.52 sq mi (9.11 km2)
 • Land3.21 sq mi (8.31 km2)
 • Water0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
Elevation
600 ft (183 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,828
 • Density881.27/sq mi (340.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49854
Area code906
FIPS code26-50760[2]
GNIS feature ID1620685[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Manistique (/mænɪsˈtik/ man-iss-TEEK) is the only city and county seat of Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[4] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,828.[5]

The city borders the adjacent Manistique Township, but the two are administered independently. The city lies on the north shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manistique River, which forms a natural harbor that has been improved with breakwaters, dredging, and the Manistique East Breakwater Light. The city is named after the river.[6] The economy depends heavily on tourism from Lake Michigan, as well as nearby Indian Lake State Park and Palms Book State Park.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manistique, Michigan
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Sawyer, Alvah L. (2005) [1911]. "Chapter XX: Schoolcraft and Delta Counties". A history of the northern peninsula of Michigan and its people. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. pp. 351–353. Retrieved 2006-09-12.