Boon, Michigan
Boon, Michigan | |
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 Location within Wexford County | |
  Boon Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′23″N 85°36′07″W / 44.28972°N 85.60194°WCoordinates: 44°17′23″N 85°36′07″W / 44.28972°N 85.60194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wexford |
| Township | Boon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.76 sq mi (4.56 km2) |
| • Land | 1.76 sq mi (4.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,378 ft (420 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 167 |
| • Density | 94.9/sq mi (36.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49618 |
| Area code(s) | 231 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1619282[1] |
Boon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The community is located within Boon Township. At the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 167.[2]
As an unincorporated community, Boon has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 49618 ZIP Code.[3][4]
History[]
Boon was first settled as early as 1888 as a station on the Toledo, Ann Arbor, and Northern Michigan Railroad. The community was platted in 1889 and received its first office on December 19, 1899.[5]
The community of Boon 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 U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.76 square miles (4.56 km2), all land.[2]
Demographics[]
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References[]
- ^ a b "Boon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ 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. 45 Michigan. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Google (November 24, 2021). "49618 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2021). "ZIP Code 49618: Boon". Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ 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. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
- ^ "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. III-9. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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