| Official Name: | Advance, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Advance |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Charlevoix |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Eveline |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1865 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.12 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.04 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.75 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.72 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 340 |
| Population Density Km2: | 48.26 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 125.00 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 598 |
| Coordinates: | 45.2214°N -85.0775°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49712 (Boyne City) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-00480 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0619851 |
Advance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the CDP was 340 at the 2020 census. The community is located along Lake Charlevoix within Eveline Township.
Advance was settled in Eveline Township as early as 1865 along the shores of Pine Lake (now known as Lake Charlevoix) about 12miles from Charlevoix. A post office in Advance began operating on October 20, 1870. In 1877, the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad opened a depot in Advance, and the community recorded a population of 10 at the time. By 1905, the community recorded a population of 105. The post office was disestablished on October 15, 1906. When the depot closed, the community soon dwindled and recorded 62 residents in 1910.[2] [3]
The community of Advance was listed as a newly defined census designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[4]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Advance CDP has a total area of 2.75sqmi, of which 2.72sqmi is land and 0.03sqmi (1.10%) is water.
The community of Advance is served primarily by Boyne City Public Schools to the east in Boyne City. A smaller western portion of the community may be served by East Jordan Public Schools to the south in East Jordan.[5]