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Welcome to Manistee County ...

Time Zone: Manistee County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Manistee is the Seat for Manistee County.

Manistee County was founded ?. Manistee was created by taking area from Oceana and Grand Traverse Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Manistee had a population of 24,619 people. This is a decrease of 0.46% since the last Census (which gave a population of 24,733 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Manistee represented 0.25% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Manistee County:

  • Bear Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Copemish
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastlake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
    • Eastlake is located in Manistee County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Kaleva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaleva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleva
    • Kaleva is located in Manistee County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaleva <2>
  • Manistee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manistee
    • Manistee is located in Manistee County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manistee <2>
  • Onekama
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama
    • Onekama is located in Manistee County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onekama <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.





 

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