| Official Name: | Hardwood Acres, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Hardwood Acres |
| 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: | Benzie |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Almira |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.40 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.38 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.54 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 393 |
| Population Density Km2: | 285.10 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 738.72 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 275 |
| Coordinates: | 44.7219°N -85.8267°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49650 (Lake Ann) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-36585[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583739 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Hardwood Acres is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 393 at the 2020 census.[3] Hardwood Acres is located within Almira Township.
Hardwood Acres is located in the eastern part of Almira Township in northeastern Benzie County. The CDP is bordered by the village of Lake Ann to the west and by the Grand Traverse County line to the east. The northern edge of the CDP is formed by Maple Street, and the southern edge by Nofsger Road, Bellows Lake Road, and Serenity Lane.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Hardwood Acres CDP has a total area of 1.4km2, of which 0.02km2, or 1.72%, is water.[4]
The community of Hardwood Acres 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.[5]
Most of the CDP is in the Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS). A portion is zoned to Benzie County Central Schools.[6]