Eastport, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Eastport, Michigan
Settlement Type:Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Label:Eastport
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Antrim County
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Torch Lake
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1863
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.18
Area Land Km2:5.15
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Total Sq Mi:2.00
Area Land Sq Mi:1.99
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:206
Population Density Km2:39.85
Population Density Sq Mi:103.21
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:185
Coordinates:45.1072°N -85.35°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49627
Area Code:231
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-24300[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:625301

Eastport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the CDP was 206 at the 2020 census. It is located in Torch Lake Township, and lies on an isthmus between Torch Lake and Grand Traverse Bay.

History

The area was settled by lumberman Murdock Andress in 1863, and a hotel was built in 1869. A post office named Wilson opened on March 29, 1872. It was renamed Eastport on September 8, 1873. The community became a popular shipping area along the east coast Grand Traverse Bay and the northern shores of Torch Lake. The name Eastport was derived from its eastern location along the bay, which was directly across the bay from Northport.[3]

The community of Eastport was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Eastport CDP has a total area of 2sqmi, of which 1.99sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi (0.50%) is water.[1]

Eastport is located at the northern tip of Torch Lake, Michigan's second-largest inland lake. The community also has a shoreline on Grand Traverse Bay, a large arm of Lake Michigan.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. May 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Book: Walter . Romig . Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities . Great Lakes Books Series . Paperback . 1973 . October 1, 1986 . . 978-0-8143-1838-6 . Detroit, Michigan. 172.
  4. Web site: Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . PDF . September 2012. United States Census Bureau. 2010 United States Census. January 21, 2020. III-4.