Welcome to Munising ...

The city of Munising is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Munising is located in Alger County<1> and is the County Seat for Alger County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Munising, 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, Munising has a population of 2,197 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Munising is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Munising lies within the (906) area code.

The ZIP code for Munising: 49862<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Munising had an population of 2,197 people. This is a decrease of 6.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Munising had a population of 2,355 people (or 24.53% of the total population of Alger County). This makes Munising the county's most populous community.

The population of Munising represents 0.02% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 229th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,355 people, the population of Munising decreased 7.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,539 people).

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

Communities near Munising ...

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

• Chatham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Alger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <5>
• Indian Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
  • Indian Town is located in Alger County
• Doty
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doty have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty
  • Doty is located in Alger County
• Au Train
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Train
  • Au Train is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Au Train <5>
• Shingleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingleton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingleton
  • Shingleton is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingleton <5>
• Melstrand
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melstrand
  • Melstrand is located in Alger County
• Slapneck ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slapneck have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
  • Slapneck is located in Alger County
• Eben Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eben Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eben Junction
  • Eben Junction is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eben Junction <5>
• Onota
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onota have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
  • Onota is located in Alger County
• Creighton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
  • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County

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 Munising. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Munising.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Munising. 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 Munising.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Munising. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Munising.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Munising ...

Looking for more information about Munising? 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 Munising, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Munising.

Adding Munising to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Munising 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 Munising was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Munising in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Munising.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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