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Welcome to Mackinac Island ...The city of Mackinac Island is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County<1>. The location of Mackinac Island has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The community of Mackinac Island was established in 1781. A typical abbreviation for Mackinac Island: Mackinac Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.) From the Census Estimates for 2019, Mackinac Island has a population of 472 people<3> (see below for details). Mackinac Island is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Mackinac Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Mackinac Island is located in the (906) area code. The ZIP code for Mackinac Island: 49757<5> Websites for Mackinac Island ...Official Website: www.cityofmi.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mackinac Island had an population of 472 people. This is a decrease of 4.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.75% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Mackinac Island had a population of 492 people. This makes Mackinac Island the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 492 people, the population of Mackinac Island decreased 5.93% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 523 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Mackinac Island. Communities near Mackinac Island ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mackinac Island.
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 Mackinac Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mackinac Island. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mackinac Island. 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 Mackinac Island. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mackinac Island. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mackinac Island. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mackinac Island ...Looking for more information about Mackinac Island? 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. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mackinac Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mackinac Island. Adding Mackinac Island to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Mackinac Island 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 Mackinac Island was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956). We also found Mackinac Island in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Mackinac Island post office opened in 1884. For more details, see References and Mentions for Mackinac Island. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Mackinac Island: www.cityofmi.org/ The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/ Footnotes ...
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