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Ponshewaing, Michigan

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Ponshewaing, Michigan
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyEmmet
TownshipLittlefield
Area
 • Total0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
 • Land0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
610 ft (186 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total69
 • Density784/sq mi (302.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code231
FIPS code26-65420[1]
GNIS feature ID635223[2]

Ponshewaing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Emmet County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 69.[1]

Geography

Ponshewaing is located in southeastern Emmet County, in Littlefield Township, on the north shore of Crooked Lake. It is bordered to the west by Oden. U.S. Route 31 passes through the community, leading southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Petoskey, the county seat, and northeast 2 miles (3 km) to Alanson.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ponshewaing CDP has a total area of 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2), all of it land.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ponshewaing CDP, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ponshewaing, Michigan