Welcome to Kaleva ...

The village of Kaleva is located in Manistee County<1>.

The location of Kaleva has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Kaleva was established in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kaleva has a population of 462 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Kaleva is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Kaleva: (231)

The ZIP code for Kaleva: 49645<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kaleva had an population of 462 people. This is a decrease of 1.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kaleva had a population of 470 people. This makes Kaleva the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 470 people, the population of Kaleva decreased 7.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 509 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kaleva.

Communities near Kaleva ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kaleva.

• Manistee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manistee
  • Manistee is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manistee <6>
• Buckley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  • Buckley is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <6>
• Eastlake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
  • Eastlake is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
• Benzonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benzonia
  • Benzonia is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benzonia <6>
• Thompsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <6>
• Onekama
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama
  • Onekama is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onekama <6>
• Mesick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
  • Mesick is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <6>
• Beulah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <6>
• Bear Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake
  • Bear Lake is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Lake <6>
• Copemish
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copemish
  • Copemish is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copemish <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kaleva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kaleva.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kaleva. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kaleva.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kaleva. See our Newspapers Page for Kaleva.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kaleva ...

Looking for more information about Kaleva? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kaleva, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kaleva.

Adding Kaleva to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kaleva in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kaleva was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Kaleva on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kaleva.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kaleva. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Manistee County: www.manistee.com/~edo/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/