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Welcome to Manistee ...

The city of Manistee is located in Manistee County<1> and is the County Seat for Manistee County.

Manistee was established in 1841.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Manistee has a population of 6,133 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Manistee is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Manistee: 231

The ZIP code for Manistee: 49660<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Manistee had an population of 6,133 people. This is a decrease of 1.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Manistee had a population of 6,226 people (which is 25.32% of the total population of Manistee County). This makes Manistee the county's most populous community.

The population of Manistee represents 0.06% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,226 people, the population of Manistee decreased 5.47% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,586 people).

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

Communities Also Named Manistee ...

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

Beyond Michigan, there are 3 communities that are also named Manistee - they are located in Alabama and Louisiana.

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

Websites for Manistee ...

Official Website:   www.ci.manistee.mi.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.manisteecounty.com/

Communities near Manistee ...

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

  • Kaleva
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaleva have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleva
    • Kaleva is located in Manistee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaleva <6>
  • Onekama
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama
    • Onekama is located in Manistee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onekama <6>
  • Bear Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Free Soil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Manistee County
  • Norwalk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwalk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Manistee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Norwalk
    • From Manistee to Norwalk
  • Udell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Chief Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chief Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
    • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chief Lake
    • From Manistee to Chief Lake
  • Brethren
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brethren have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren
    • Brethren is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brethren <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 Manistee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manistee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Manistee. 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 Manistee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manistee. Our list includes 21 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Manistee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manistee ...

Looking for more information about Manistee? 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 Manistee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Manistee.

Adding Manistee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manistee 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 Manistee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Manistee post office opened in 1850.

We also found Manistee in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manistee.

The official website for Manistee: www.ci.manistee.mi.us/

The official website for Manistee County: www.manistee.com/~edo/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Manistee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Manistee.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manistee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Manistee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Manistee or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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