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Welcome to Manistee County ...

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

The community of Manistee is the Seat for Manistee County.

Manistee County was founded ?. Manistee was created by taking area from Oceana and Grand Traverse Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Manistee had a population of 24,558 people. This is a decrease of 0.12% since the last Census (which gave a population of 24,588 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Manistee represented 0.25% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Manistee County:

  • Bear Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Copemish
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastlake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastlake is located in Manistee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Kaleva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kaleva is located in Manistee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaleva <2>
  • Manistee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Manistee is located in Manistee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manistee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manistee <2>
  • Onekama
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Onekama is located in Manistee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onekama <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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