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Petoskey
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- County
- Emmet
- Incorporated
- 1879 (village), 1895 (city)
- Named after
- Petosegay
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Mayor
- John Murphy
- Manager
- Shane Horn
- Total
- 5.34 sq mi (13.82 km )
- Land
- 5.15 sq mi (13.33 km )
- Water
- 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km )
- Elevation
- 663 ft (202 m)
- Density
- 1,141.9/sq mi (440.88/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( EDT )
- Fips code
- 26-63820
- Gnis feature id
- 0634731
- Website
- www .petoskey .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Petoskey (/pəˈtɒski/ pə-TOSS-kee) is the largest city in and the county seat of Emmet County, Michigan, and is the largest settlement within the county. Petoskey has a population of 5,877 at the 2020 census, up from 5,670 at the 2010 census.
Petoskey is part of Northern Michigan, and is one of the northernmost cities in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Petoskey is located on the southern shore of Little Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan. Petoskey sits directly across the bay from Harbor Springs, another Emmet County city. Petoskey is a popular Midwestern resort town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Petoskey” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.