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Charlevoix
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city in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- County
- Charlevoix
- Incorporated
- 1879 (village), 1905 (city)
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Mayor
- Lyle Gennett
- Manager
- Mark Heydlauff
- Clerk
- Sarah Dvoracek
- Total
- 2.05 sq mi (5.30 km )
- Land
- 2.05 sq mi (5.30 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 594 ft (181 m)
- Density
- 1,146.7/sq mi (442.74/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( EDT )
- Fips code
- 26-14780
- Gnis feature id
- 0623115
- Website
- www .charlevoixmi .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Charlevoix (/ˈʃɑːrləvɔɪ/ SHAR-lə-voy) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Charlevoix County. Part of Northern Michigan, Charlevoix is located on an isthmus between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix, bisected by the short Pine River. Charlevoix serves as the main access point for Beaver Island, the largest island in Lake Michigan, which can be accessed by Island Airways or carferry. The population of Charlevoix was 2,348 at the 2020 census. Charlevoix is mostly surrounded by Charlevoix Township, but the two are administered autonomously.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charlevoix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.