Boon, Michigan

Boon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Boon Township, Wexford County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 167 as of the 2010 census.[1] The community is located within the Manistee National Forest and was platted in 1889.[3] Boon has a post office with ZIP code 49618, which opened on December 19, 1889.[4][5]

Boon, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Boon, Michigan
Boon, Michigan
Coordinates: 44°17′23″N 85°36′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyWexford
Area
 • Total1.756 sq mi (4.55 km2)
 • Land1.756 sq mi (4.55 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,378 ft (420 m)
Population
 • Total167
 • Density95/sq mi (37/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
49618
Area code(s)231
GNIS feature ID1619282[2]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.756 square miles (4.55 km2), all of it land.[1]

References
  1. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. "Boon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. 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. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X. ISBN 978-0814318386.
  4. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 5, 2018.



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