Jennings, Michigan

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Jennings, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Welcome sign along S. La Chance Road
Welcome sign along S. La Chance Road
Location within Missaukee County
Location within Missaukee County
Jennings is located in Michigan
Jennings
Jennings
Location within the state of Michigan
Jennings is located in the United States
Jennings
Jennings
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°19′58″N 85°17′53″W / 44.33278°N 85.29806°W / 44.33278; -85.29806Coordinates: 44°19′58″N 85°17′53″W / 44.33278°N 85.29806°W / 44.33278; -85.29806
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMissaukee
TownshipsCaldwell and Lake
Established1885
Area
[1]
 • Total0.76 sq mi (1.97 km2)
 • Land0.76 sq mi (1.97 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,306 ft (398 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total229
 • Density301.71/sq mi (116.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49651 (Lake City)
Area code231
GNIS feature ID629259[2]

Jennings is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 264 at the 2010 census.[3] The CDP is located mostly in Lake Township with a small portion extending north into Caldwell Township.

History

Jennings was a lumbering center founded by Austin and William Mitchell, who named it for William Jennings Bryan. A post office opened on March 8, 1883, with J. Frank Schryer as the first postmaster. The office was discontinued on July 31, 1956. Jennings was a terminus of the Missukee spur of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, with a junction on the main line named Round Lake.[4][5]

The community of Jennings was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jennings has an area of 0.76 square miles (1.97 km2), all land.

The census-designated place is defined as being within Caldwell and Lake townships. All 264 residents and 0.67 square miles (1.74 km2) of land were within Lake Township, while no residents and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) of land are within Caldwell Township to the north.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2020229—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jennings". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jennings Post Office (historical)
  5. ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
  6. ^ a b "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 34 Michigan. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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