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Welcome to Kingsford ...The city of Kingsford is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Kingsford is located in Dickinson County<1>. The location of Kingsford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingsford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kingsford has a population of 4,968 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Kingsford is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Kingsford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Kingsford (for example, toward Escanaba), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Kingsford is within the boundaries of the (906) area code. The ZIP code for Kingsford: 49802<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kingsford had an population of 4,968 people. This is a decrease of 3.21% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.47% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Kingsford had a population of 5,133 people (which is 19.62% of the total population of Dickinson County). This makes Kingsford the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Kingsford represents 0.05% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 147th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,133 people, the population of Kingsford decreased 7.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,549 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Kingsford. Communities Also Named Kingsford ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Kingsford - they are located in Florida, North Carolina, Ontario (3) and Saskatchewan. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kingsford. Communities near Kingsford ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kingsford.
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 Kingsford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingsford. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kingsford. 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 Kingsford. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingsford. See our Newspapers Page for Kingsford. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingsford ...Looking for more information about Kingsford? 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 Kingsford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kingsford. Adding Kingsford to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kingsford 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 Kingsford was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingsford. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingsford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/ Footnotes ...
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