Caberfae, Michigan
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Caberfae, Michigan
|settlement_type = Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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|image_caption = Looking south along Dogwood Drive
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|pushpin_label = Caberfae
|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|map_caption = Location within Wexford County
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Michigan
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Wexford
|subdivision_type3 = Townships
|subdivision_name3 = Slagle and South Branch
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|area_total_km2 = 1.15
|area_land_km2 = 1.15
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.44
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.44
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 72
|population_density_km2 = 62.87
|population_density_sq_mi = 162.90
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code(s)
|postal_code = 49601 (Cadillac)
|area_code = 231
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|blank_info = 2583725{{cite gnis|2583725|Caberfae Census Designated Place}}
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Caberfae ({{IPAc-en|'|k|{|b|ər|,|f|eI}} {{respell|KAB|ər|fay}}) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Slagle Township to the north and South Branch Township to the south. The population of the CDP was 72 at the 2020 census.
History
Caberfae was named by Kenneth MacKenzie after the Scottish Gaelic term "cabar-fèidh", meaning "antler". The community served as the Caberfae Ranch, a private hunting club that was eventually sold to the United States during the Great Depression. It became part of the Manistee National Forest. It is now home to the Caberfae Peaks Ski & Golf Resort, a mix of government-owned and private property.{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |type=Paperback |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=91}}
The community of Caberfae 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = United States Census Bureau| work = 2010 United States Census| access-date = December 28, 2021|page=III-9}}
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of {{convert|0.44|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.
Demographics
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{{US Census population
|2010= 64
|2020= 72
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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Education
Caberfae is served entirely by Cadillac Area Public Schools to the southeast in the city of Cadillac.{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WEXFORD%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Wexford County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|access-date=July 2, 2022}}
References
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{{Wexford County, Michigan}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Wexford County, Michigan
Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan
Category:Census-designated places in Wexford County, Michigan
Category:Census-designated places in Michigan
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