Michigan Center, Michigan | |
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,_MI_location.png) Location within Jackson County | |
  Michigan Center Location within the state of Michigan  Michigan Center Michigan Center (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°13′59″N 84°19′38″W / 42.23306°N 84.32722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Jackson |
| Township | Leoni |
| Platted | 1837 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.70 sq mi (14.76 km2) |
| • Land | 5.04 sq mi (13.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.66 sq mi (1.70 km2) |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,609 |
| • Density | 914.30/sq mi (353.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49254 |
| Area code | 517 |
| FIPS code | 26-53580[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0632205[2] |
Michigan Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,672 at the 2010 census.[4] The CDP is located within Leoni Township on the eastern border of the city of Jackson.
Michigan Center was platted as "Michigan Centre" in 1837 by Abel Fitch and Paul Ring, although there were settlements in the area from at least 1834. The name was presumably derived from the proximity to the Michigan meridian which divided the state into eastern and western portions for surveying. The community is not close to any sort of geographical center of the state. Fitch became the first postmaster in 1838.
Michigan Center began developing as a mill town on a tributary of the Grand River. There was a station on the Michigan Central Railroad. However, nearby Jackson rapidly outpaced Michigan Center, which has since become a bedroom community to the city.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Michigan Center, Michigan
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Michigan Center CDP, Michigan". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2018.