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Maple City, Michigan

Maple City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of Maple City was 209 at the 2020 census. The community is located within Kasson Township, and lies about 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Traverse City.

As an unincorporated community, Maple City holds no legal autonomy of its own, and relies on governance from Kasson Township. However, a post office operates out of Maple City, with the ZIP code 49664.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010207
20202091.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

History

Maple City had its beginnings in 1866 when William Parks and J. T. Sturtevant built a shoe peg factory on land containing several hundred acres of maple timber, and the community that grew up around it was at first known as "Peg Town." When applying for a post office, the name "Maple" was chosen, and when the post office was established on March 9, 1875, the name was given as "Maple City." William H. Crowell, who had purchased the shoe peg factory in that year, was the first postmaster. The factory burned down in 1880, and in 1882, Crowell built a sawmill that operated until 1916.

Climate

Climate data for Maple City 1E, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 55
(13)
70
(21)
85
(29)
90
(32)
93
(34)
98
(37)
102
(39)
98
(37)
96
(36)
88
(31)
77
(25)
65
(18)
102
(39)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 28.7
(−1.8)
31.0
(−0.6)
40.8
(4.9)
52.9
(11.6)
66.8
(19.3)
75.6
(24.2)
79.9
(26.6)
78.3
(25.7)
71.0
(21.7)
58.3
(14.6)
44.7
(7.1)
34.1
(1.2)
55.2
(12.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 22.3
(−5.4)
23.3
(−4.8)
31.2
(−0.4)
42.0
(5.6)
54.2
(12.3)
63.6
(17.6)
68.6
(20.3)
67.6
(19.8)
60.6
(15.9)
49.2
(9.6)
37.5
(3.1)
28.2
(−2.1)
45.7
(7.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 15.9
(−8.9)
15.7
(−9.1)
21.6
(−5.8)
31.1
(−0.5)
41.7
(5.4)
51.5
(10.8)
57.4
(14.1)
57.0
(13.9)
50.1
(10.1)
40.0
(4.4)
30.3
(−0.9)
22.2
(−5.4)
36.2
(2.3)
Record low °F (°C) −14
(−26)
−24
(−31)
−20
(−29)
7
(−14)
17
(−8)
25
(−4)
34
(1)
35
(2)
21
(−6)
19
(−7)
2
(−17)
−12
(−24)
−24
(−31)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.76
(70)
1.89
(48)
1.97
(50)
2.92
(74)
3.09
(78)
2.94
(75)
2.71
(69)
2.94
(75)
4.08
(104)
4.46
(113)
3.24
(82)
2.67
(68)
35.67
(906)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 44.5
(113)
27.5
(70)
14.3
(36)
6.4
(16)
0.2
(0.51)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.5
(1.3)
13.9
(35)
36.0
(91)
143.3
(364)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 18.6 13.2 10.0 10.1 11.1 8.7 8.6 7.9 10.5 13.2 14.6 16.3 142.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 17.3 12.1 7.0 4.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 7.4 14.1 63.4
Source: NOAA

Demographics

White (Non-Hispanic) (82.6%), White (Hispanic) (11.6%), Asian (Hispanic) (4.65%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.16%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%) make up Maple City, Michigan's 5 largest ethnic groupings.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Maple City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Romig 1986, p. 349.
  5. ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Maple City, MI | Data USA". datausa.io. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

Sources

  • Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.

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