Maple City, Michigan
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
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Maple City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Leelanau County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of Maple City was 209 at the 2020 census. The community is located within Kasson Township, and lies about 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Traverse City.
Maple City, Michigan | |
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Maple City in 2021 | |
 Location within Leelanau County | |
  Maple City Location within the state of Michigan  Maple City Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 44°51′20″N 85°51′21″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Leelanau |
| Township | Kasson |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2) |
| • Land | 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 209 |
| • Density | 482.4/sq mi (186.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49664 |
| Area code | 231 |
| GNIS feature ID | 631423[2] |
As an unincorporated community, Maple City holds no legal autonomy of its own, and relies on governance from Kasson Township. However, a post office operates out of Maple City, with the ZIP code 49664.
History
Maple City had its beginnings in 1866 when William Parks and J. T. Sturtevant built a shoe peg factory on land containing several hundred acres of maple timber, and the community that grew up around it was at first known as "Peg Town." When applying for a post office, the name "Maple" was chosen, and when the post office was established on March 9, 1875, the name was given as "Maple City." William H. Crowell, who had purchased the shoe peg factory in that year, was the first postmaster.[4] The factory burned down in 1880, and in 1882, Crowell built a sawmill that operated until 1916.
Climate
| Climate data for Maple City 1E, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 55 (13) |
70 (21) |
85 (29) |
90 (32) |
93 (34) |
98 (37) |
102 (39) |
98 (37) |
96 (36) |
88 (31) |
77 (25) |
65 (18) |
102 (39) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 28.7 (−1.8) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
40.8 (4.9) |
52.9 (11.6) |
66.8 (19.3) |
75.6 (24.2) |
79.9 (26.6) |
78.3 (25.7) |
71.0 (21.7) |
58.3 (14.6) |
44.7 (7.1) |
34.1 (1.2) |
55.2 (12.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.3 (−5.4) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
42.0 (5.6) |
54.2 (12.3) |
63.6 (17.6) |
68.6 (20.3) |
67.6 (19.8) |
60.6 (15.9) |
49.2 (9.6) |
37.5 (3.1) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
45.7 (7.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.9 (−8.9) |
15.7 (−9.1) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
41.7 (5.4) |
51.5 (10.8) |
57.4 (14.1) |
57.0 (13.9) |
50.1 (10.1) |
40.0 (4.4) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
36.2 (2.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −14 (−26) |
−24 (−31) |
−20 (−29) |
7 (−14) |
17 (−8) |
25 (−4) |
34 (1) |
35 (2) |
21 (−6) |
19 (−7) |
2 (−17) |
−12 (−24) |
−24 (−31) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.76 (70) |
1.89 (48) |
1.97 (50) |
2.92 (74) |
3.09 (78) |
2.94 (75) |
2.71 (69) |
2.94 (75) |
4.08 (104) |
4.46 (113) |
3.24 (82) |
2.67 (68) |
35.67 (906) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 44.5 (113) |
27.5 (70) |
14.3 (36) |
6.4 (16) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (1.3) |
13.9 (35) |
36.0 (91) |
143.3 (364) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 18.6 | 13.2 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 13.2 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 142.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 17.3 | 12.1 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 63.4 |
| Source: NOAA[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
White (Non-Hispanic) (82.6%), White (Hispanic) (11.6%), Asian (Hispanic) (4.65%), American Indian & Alaska Native, (Non-Hispanic) (1.16%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%) make up Maple City, Michigan's 5 largest ethnic groupings.[7]