Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/census-designated-places-in-michigan

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Skanee, Michigan

FieldValue
nameSkanee, Michigan
settlement_typeCensus-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
motto
image_skylineSkanee School.jpg
imagesize275
image_captionThis historic Skanee School
image_seal
pushpin_mapMichigan#USA
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_labelSkanee
pushpin_map_captionLocation within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
image_mapSkanee, MI (CDP).png
mapsize250
map_captionLocation within Baraga County
map_caption1
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Michigan
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Baraga
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Arvon
established_titleSettled
established_date1870
established_date1
unit_prefimperial
area_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi4.83
area_land_sq_mi4.73
area_water_sq_mi0.10
<!-- Population -->population_as_of2020
population_total102
population_density_sq_mi21.56
<!-- General information -->timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_ft745
coordinates
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->postal_code_typeZIP code(s)
postal_code49962
area_code906
blank_nameGNIS feature ID
blank_info638047

Skanee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 102 at the 2020 census. Skanee is located in Arvon Township on the shore of Huron Bay, a bay of Lake Superior.

As an unincorporated community, Skanee has no legal autonomy of its own, however it does have its own post office with the 49962 ZIP Code. The community is home to the historic Arvon Township Hall.

History

Skanee was established in 1870 when Captain Walfred Been sailed into Huron Bay during a storm, and settled in the area. Been named the settlement after Skåne in Sweden, his home province.

For the 2020 census, Skanee was included as a newly-listed census-designated place.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Skanee CDP has a total area of 4.83 sqmi, of which 4.73 sqmi is land and 0.10 sqmi (2.1%) is water.

Skanee is located in Arvon Township, in northeastern Baraga County. The community is located at the base of the Huron Mountains, a relatively small range shared between Baraga and Marquette counties. About 8.5 mi southeast of Skanee is Mount Arvon, which at 1,979 ft, is the highest point in Michigan. The community is located on the shore of Huron Bay, a bay of Lake Superior.

Demographics

Education

Skanee is zoned within the Arvon Township School District. The district operates the K-8 Skanee School, while high school students attend school in L'Anse.

Images

File:Arvon Township Hall, Skanee, Michigan.JPG|Arvon Township Hall File:IRHB ore dock.jpg|The Iron Range and Huron Bay Railroad ore dock in Skanee

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{GNIS. 638047. Skanee, Michigan
  3. "Geographic Names Information System".
  4. (October 2016)
  5. Romig, Walter. (1986). "Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities". [[Wayne State University Press]].
  6. "State of Michigan Census Designated Places - Current/TAB20 - Data as of January 1, 2020".
  7. "Geographic Names Information System".
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Baraga County, MI". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

census-designated-places-in-michigan census-designated-places-in-baraga-county,-michigan unincorporated-communities-in-michigan unincorporated-communities-in-baraga-county,-michigan populated-places-established-in-1870 1870-establishments-in-michigan michigan-populated-places-on-lake-superior
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Skanee, Michigan — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report