Maple City, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Maple City in 2021
Location within Leelanau County
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Coordinates: 44°51′20″N 85°51′21″W / 44.85556°N 85.85583°W / 44.85556; -85.85583
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Leelanau
Township	Kasson
Area [1]
• Total	0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
• Land	0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	705 ft (215 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	209
• Density	482.68/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]

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.

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.

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.^[5]

References

Sources

• Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Further reading

• Clarke Historical Library, Central, Michigan University, Bibliography for Leelanau County