Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan facts for kids
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Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan
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Crystal Downs County Club golf course
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Location within Benzie County
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 Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Benzie |
| Township | Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.26 sq mi (3.25 km2) |
| • Land | 1.26 sq mi (3.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
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| • Total | 55 |
| • Density | 43.79/sq mi (16.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) |
49635 (Frankfort)
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| Area code(s) | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-19135 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1877506 |
Crystal Downs Country Club is a special place in Michigan, USA. It is a private country club where people can play golf. It is also an unincorporated community. This means it's a small group of homes that isn't officially a town or city.
Crystal Downs is located in Benzie County, right by the beautiful Lake Michigan. It is part of Lake Township. For official counting, the government calls it a census-designated place. This helps them collect information about the people living there. In 2020, about 55 people lived in this area.
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The Famous Golf Course
The golf course at Crystal Downs is very famous. It was designed in 1929 by two well-known golf course architects, Alister MacKenzie and Perry Maxwell. The course has 18 holes and is 6,518 yards long.
Amazing Views and Location
One of the best things about the golf course is its amazing views. You can see both Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake from different spots. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is also very close by, just to the east.
Why It's Special
Crystal Downs is often ranked as one of the best golf courses in the United States. For example, Golf Digest ranked it 10th in 2007–08. Today, Golf.com says it's the #19 course in the entire world!
Even though it's so highly rated, it hasn't hosted many big golf tournaments. This is mainly because it's far from big cities. It doesn't have enough hotels or transportation for the large crowds that major tournaments attract. The only big event it has hosted was the 1991 U.S. Senior Amateur.
Population Information
The United States government counts the number of people living in different areas every ten years. This is called a census.
- In 2010, the population of Crystal Downs Country Club was 47 people.
- In 2020, the population grew slightly to 55 people.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2010 | 47 | — | |
| 2020 | 55 | 17.0% | |
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See also
In Spanish: Crystal Downs Country Club para niños
