Welcome to Yale ...

The city of Yale is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yale has a population of 1,870 people<2> (see below for details).

Yale is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Yale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Yale: (810)

The ZIP code for Yale: 48097<4>

Going back to its beginning, The community of Yale was originally named Brockway Centre. For more information about the names of Yale, see The Names of Yale on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yale had an population of 1,870 people. This is a decrease of 4.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yale had a population of 1,955 people. This makes Yale the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Yale represents 0.02% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 256th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,955 people, the population of Yale decreased 5.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,063 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yale.

Communities Also Named Yale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Yale: This one is located in Saint Clair County and the other is located in Gogebic County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 26 communities that are also named Yale - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Idaho (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yale.

Communities near Yale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yale.

• Imlay City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
  • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <6>
• Almont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Almont is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <6>
• Croswell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
  • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <6>
• Capac
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
  • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <6>
• Marlette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlette
  • Marlette is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlette <6>
• Brown City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
  • Brown City is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brown City <6>
• Memphis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Former name for Memphis:
  • Well's Settlement
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <6>
• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Peck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
  • Peck is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
• Emmett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yale. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Yale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yale ...

Looking for more information about Yale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Yale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yale.

Adding Yale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Yale post office opened in 1889.

We also found Yale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/