Cedar, Michigan
Cedar, Michigan | |
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  Cedar Location in Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′52″N 85°47′44″W / 44.84778°N 85.79556°WCoordinates: 44°50′52″N 85°47′44″W / 44.84778°N 85.79556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Leelanau |
| Township | Solon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.180 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
| • Land | 0.180 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 93 |
| • Density | 520/sq mi (200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49621 |
| Area code(s) | 231 |
| GNIS feature ID | 622888[2] |
Cedar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Solon Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 93 as of the 2010 census.[1] Cedar has a post office with ZIP code 49621.[3][4]
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.180 square miles (0.47 km2), all of it land.[1]
History[]
Cedar was founded in approximately 1885 by lumberman Benjamin Boughey. He named it Cedar City due to its location in a cedar forest. The depot on the Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad[5] continued to be known as Cedar City, long after the post office named simply Cedar was established on August 15, 1893.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "Cedar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ Station: Cedar City, Michigan Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
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