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Welcome to Saint Ignace ...

The city of Saint Ignace is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County<1> and is the County Seat for Mackinac County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Ignace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Ignace: St. Ignace

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Ignace has a population of 2,324 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Saint Ignace is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Saint Ignace: 906

The ZIP code for Saint Ignace: 49781<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Ignace had an population of 2,324 people. This is a decrease of 5.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Ignace had a population of 2,452 people (or 22.07% of the total population of Mackinac County). This makes Saint Ignace the county's most populous community.

The population of Saint Ignace represents 0.02% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 221st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,452 people, the population of Saint Ignace decreased 8.44% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,678 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Ignace.

Communities Also Named Saint Ignace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Saint Ignace - they are located in New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec.

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

Communities near Saint Ignace ...

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

  • Cheboygan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackinaw City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mackinac Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Gros Cap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
  • Allenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
  • Moran
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Carp Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pontchartrain Shores
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontchartrain Shores
  • Point Nipigon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
    • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
    • Point Nip-i-gon
  • Bliss
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bliss is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss

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 Saint Ignace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Ignace.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Ignace. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Ignace.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Ignace ...

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

Adding Saint Ignace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Ignace 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 Saint Ignace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saint Ignace post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Ignace.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Mackinac, 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 Saint Ignace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Ignace - 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 Saint Ignace). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Ignace 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/