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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 (or 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 total 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.

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 (so far) for Manistee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manistee.

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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