Chums Corner, Michigan
Chums Corner, Michigan | |
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 Location within Grand Traverse County | |
  Chums Corner Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 44°40′19″N 85°39′23″W / 44.67194°N 85.65639°WCoordinates: 44°40′19″N 85°39′23″W / 44.67194°N 85.65639°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Grand Traverse |
| Township | Blair |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.66 sq mi (6.89 km2) |
| • Land | 2.66 sq mi (6.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 946 |
| • Density | 355.6/sq mi (137.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49685 (Traverse City) |
| Area code(s) | 231 |
| GNIS feature ID | 6223278[1] |
Chums Corner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] At the 2010 census, the population was 946.[2] The community is located within Blair Township.
History[]
Around 1932, Deronda "Chum" Crandall and his wife Eva began operating a gas station and a grocery store at a major highway intersection a few miles south of Traverse City. Over the years the intersection became known as "Chum's Corners". Chum sold the business and retired in 1953, and died in Traverse City in early 1959.[3]
The community of Chums Corner 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.[4]
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.66 square miles (6.89 km2), all land.[2]
Major highways[]
US 31 enters from the west and takes a 90° angle north in the center of the community.
M-37 runs south–north through the center of the community and merges concurrent with U.S. Route 31.
Demographics[]
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References[]
- ^ a b c d "Chums Corner". 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. 22 Michigan. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "Revealing how Chum's Corner's came to be" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "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-5. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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