Jennings, Michigan

Jennings is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 264 as of the 2010 census.[1] The CDP is located mostly in Lake Township with a small portion extending north into Caldwell Township.

Jennings, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Welcome sign along S. La Chance Road
Location within Missaukee County
Jennings Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°19′58″N 85°17′53″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Missaukee
Townships	Caldwell and Lake
Established	1885
Area [1]
• Total	0.76 sq mi (2.0 km^2)
• Land	0.76 sq mi (2.0 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	1,306 ft (398 m)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	264
• Density	347.4/sq mi (134.1/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49651 (Lake City)
Area code(s)	231
GNIS feature ID	629259[2]

History

Jennings was a lumbering center founded by Austin and William Mitchell, who named it for William Jennings Bryan. A post office opened on March 8, 1883, with J. Frank Schryer as the first postmaster. The office was discontinued on July 31, 1956. Jennings was a terminus of the Missukee spur of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, with a junction on the main line named Round Lake.[3][4]

The community of Jennings 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]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jennings has an area of 0.76 square miles (1.97 km²), all land.

The census-designated place is defined as being within Caldwell and Lake townships. All 264 residents and 0.67 square miles (1.74 km²) of land were within Lake Township, while no residents and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) of land are within Caldwell Township to the north.[5]

Demographics

References

1. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
2. "Jennings". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jennings Post Office (historical)
4. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
5. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 34 Michigan. Retrieved July 22, 2020.