Eastport, Michigan

Eastport, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Antrim County
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Coordinates: 45°06′26″N 85°21′00″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Antrim County
Township	Torch Lake
Settled	1863
Area [1]
• Total	2.00 sq mi (5.18 km^2)
• Land	1.99 sq mi (5.15 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	206
• Density	103.21/sq mi (39.85/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49627
Area code	231
FIPS code	26-24300[2]
GNIS feature ID	625301[3]

Eastport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan.^[3] The population of the CDP was 206 at the 2020 census. It is located in Torch Lake Township, and lies on an isthmus between Torch Lake and Grand Traverse Bay.

History

The area was settled by lumberman Murdock Andress in 1863, and a hotel was built in 1869. A post office named Wilson opened on March 29, 1872. It was renamed Eastport on September 8, 1873. The community became a popular shipping area along the east coast Grand Traverse Bay and the northern shores of Torch Lake. The name Eastport was derived from its eastern location along the bay, which was directly across the bay from Northport.^[4]

The community of Eastport 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 U.S. Census Bureau, the Eastport CDP has a total area of 2.00 square miles (5.18 km²), of which 1.99 square miles (5.15 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) (0.50%) is water.^[1]

Eastport is located at the northern tip of Torch Lake, Michigan's second-largest inland lake. The community also has a shoreline on Grand Traverse Bay, a large arm of Lake Michigan.

Major highways

• US 31 is a north-south route that runs through the community.
• M-88 is an east-west route with its western terminus in the community.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	218		—
2020	206		−5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastport, Michigan
4. Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
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. III-4. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.