Manistique, Michigan

Manistique is nicknamed "The Emerald City." It is believed to be named for the emerald green waters of the nearby Kitch-iti-kipi spring, the largest spring in the state of Michigan. The Manistique Area Schools athletic teams are referred to as the "Emeralds." Several local businesses include "Emerald City" in their names.

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Originally named Eastport, Manistique replaced Onota as the county seat.{{cite book | title = History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan | orig-year = 1883 | url = http://name.umdl.umich.edu/arg9598.0001.001 | access-date = 2006-09-12 | year = 2005 | publisher = University of Michigan Library | location = Ann Arbor, Mich. | chapter = Schoolcraft County | chapter-url = http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty&cc=micounty&idno=arg9598.0001.001&q1=Onota&frm=frameset&view=image&seq=545 | page = 547}} Eastport was the name of the post office, but was not used for the community.{{cite news |date=September 6, 1930 |title=Mrs. Mutart Longest Manistique Resident; Here 60 Yrs. Monday |page=11 |newspaper=The Escanaba Daily Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1795387/manistique/ |access-date=February 16, 2015 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} Manistique was incorporated as a village in 1883 and as a city in 1901 by the state legislature. With the river originally spelled Monistique, a spelling error in the city charter led to its current spelling.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|3.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.32|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2012-11-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Manistique has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=370502&cityname=Manistique%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Manistique, Michigan Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|work=Weatherbase}}

{{Weather box

|location = Manistique WWTP, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1896–present)

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|Jan record high F = 47

|Feb record high F = 61

|Mar record high F = 72

|Apr record high F = 80

|May record high F = 87

|Jun record high F = 96

|Jul record high F = 97

|Aug record high F = 101

|Sep record high F = 92

|Oct record high F = 84

|Nov record high F = 68

|Dec record high F = 58

|year record high F = 101

|Jan high F = 25.1

|Feb high F = 27.3

|Mar high F = 35.0

|Apr high F = 45.4

|May high F = 57.1

|Jun high F = 67.2

|Jul high F = 73.0

|Aug high F = 73.5

|Sep high F = 66.0

|Oct high F = 53.3

|Nov high F = 40.9

|Dec high F = 31.0

|year high F = 49.6

|Jan mean F = 17.8

|Feb mean F = 19.0

|Mar mean F = 26.9

|Apr mean F = 37.7

|May mean F = 49.0

|Jun mean F = 59.1

|Jul mean F = 64.8

|Aug mean F = 64.8

|Sep mean F = 57.8

|Oct mean F = 45.9

|Nov mean F = 34.5

|Dec mean F = 24.6

|year mean F = 41.8

|Jan low F = 10.4

|Feb low F = 10.7

|Mar low F = 18.7

|Apr low F = 29.9

|May low F = 40.9

|Jun low F = 51.0

|Jul low F = 56.6

|Aug low F = 56.2

|Sep low F = 49.5

|Oct low F = 38.6

|Nov low F = 28.2

|Dec low F = 18.1

|year low F = 34.1

|Jan record low F = −25

|Feb record low F = −33

|Mar record low F = −31

|Apr record low F = -7

|May record low F = 19

|Jun record low F = 27

|Jul record low F = 32

|Aug record low F = 31

|Sep record low F = 19

|Oct record low F = 17

|Nov record low F = −6

|Dec record low F = −25

|year record low F = −33

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 1.70

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.37

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.85

|Apr precipitation inch = 2.84

|May precipitation inch = 2.98

|Jun precipitation inch = 3.22

|Jul precipitation inch = 3.43

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.10

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.75

|Oct precipitation inch = 3.98

|Nov precipitation inch = 2.62

|Dec precipitation inch = 2.42

|year precipitation inch = 33.26

|source 1 = NOAA

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| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = September 2, 2021}}

{{cite web

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00205073&format=pdf

| title = Station: Manistique WWTP, MI

| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = September 2, 2021}}

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{{US Census population

| align = left

| 1880 = 693

| 1890 = 2940

| 1900 = 4126

| 1910 = 4722

| 1920 = 6380

| 1930 = 5198

| 1940 = 5399

| 1950 = 5086

| 1960 = 4875

| 1970 = 4324

| 1980 = 3962

| 1990 = 3456

| 2000 = 3583

| 2010 = 3097

| 2020 = 2828

| footnote = Source: Census Bureau. Census

1880, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010.

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As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2012-11-25}} of 2020, there were 2,828 people, 1,193 households, and 702 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|340.2|km2|sqmi|1}}. There were 1,193 housing units at an average density of {{convert|506.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 81.9% White, 0.2% African American, 9.7% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 1,193 households, of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.7% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 43 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 20.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.3% male and 53.7% female.

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• Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service between St. Ignace and Ironwood, Michigan.{{cite web|title=ST. IGNACE-SAULT STE. MARIE-IRONWOOD |publisher=Indian Trails |date=January 15, 2013 |access-date=2013-02-28 |url=http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1489_0.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704084717/http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1489_0.pdf |archive-date=July 4, 2014 }}
• Manistique is serviced by the Schoolcraft County Airport (KISQ)

File:Manistique Michigan aerial view.jpg|{{center|Aerial view of Manistique showing Manistique River}}

File:2009-0619-Manistique-watertower.jpg|{{center|The Historic Manistique Water Tower and Schoolcraft County Museum}}

File:Manistique Harbor Light in Manistique, Michigan.jpg|{{center|Manistique East Breakwater Light}}

File:Lake Michigan from the shore.jpg|{{center| Lake Michigan looking south from the Manistique Boardwalk}}

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