Mackinac Island, Michigan

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The city of Mackinac Island is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County.

Typical abbreviation for Mackinac Island: Mackinac Is. (or less commonly used: Mackinac Isld. or Mackinac Islnd.. In Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

The community of Mackinac Island is 230 feet [70.1 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Mackinac Island, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Mackinac Island had a population of 523 people^<2> (or 4.39% of the total population of Mackinac County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Mackinac Island had a population of 462 people. This is a decrease of 11.66% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Mackinac Island.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alanson	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	783	0.25% decrease
	Cheboygan	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	4,942	6.67% decrease
	Cross Village	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
	De Tour Village	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	405	3.8% decrease
	Harbor Springs	SW	34 mi [54.7 km]	1,547	1.28% decrease
	Indian River	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Mackinac Island.

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Mackinac Island. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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