Mesick, Michigan facts for kids
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Mesick, Michigan
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Village
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| Village of Mesick | |
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Looking east along Mesick Avenue (M-37 / M-115)
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| Nickname(s):
"The Mushroom Capital"
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Location within Wexford County
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 Mesick, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Mesick, Michigan
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County | Wexford |
| Townships | Antioch and Springville |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Incorporated | 1901 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.34 sq mi (3.46 km2) |
| • Land | 1.33 sq mi (3.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 942 ft (287 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 397 |
| • Density | 298.72/sq mi (115.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) |
49668
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| Area code(s) | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-53320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1620798 |
Mesick (/ˈmiːsɪk/ MEE-sik) is a village in Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 397 at the 2020 census. The majority of the village is located within Springville Township with a very small portion extending east into Antioch Township.
History
Mesick was first settled along the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Michigan Railroad within Springville Township in 1890. The community received a post office on January 9, 1891, with Henry Brooks serving as the first postmaster. Mesick incorporated as a village in 1901.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.34 square miles (3.47 km2), of which 1.33 square miles (3.44 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) (0.75%) is water.
Mesick lies in the Manistee River valley. Immediately southeast of Mesick lies Briar Hill, the highest point in Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
Major highways
M-37 runs east–west though the center of the village.- M-115 runs concurrent with M-37 through most of the village.
Climate
| Climate data for Mesick, MI | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 59 (15) |
60 (16) |
80 (27) |
83 (28) |
92 (33) |
98 (37) |
104 (40) |
99 (37) |
96 (36) |
84 (29) |
74 (23) |
59 (15) |
104 (40) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26 (−3) |
27 (−3) |
36 (2) |
52 (11) |
65 (18) |
75 (24) |
80 (27) |
78 (26) |
69 (21) |
57 (14) |
41 (5) |
30 (−1) |
53 (12) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11 (−12) |
9 (−13) |
18 (−8) |
30 (−1) |
41 (5) |
52 (11) |
56 (13) |
54 (12) |
48 (9) |
38 (3) |
27 (−3) |
17 (−8) |
33 (1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −43 (−42) |
−36 (−38) |
−39 (−39) |
−12 (−24) |
14 (−10) |
18 (−8) |
31 (−1) |
27 (−3) |
19 (−7) |
10 (−12) |
−16 (−27) |
−22 (−30) |
−43 (−42) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.7 (43) |
1.6 (41) |
1.9 (48) |
2.7 (69) |
3 (76) |
3.1 (79) |
2.9 (74) |
2.9 (74) |
3.5 (89) |
2.8 (71) |
2.7 (69) |
1.7 (43) |
30.4 (770) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 18.4 (47) |
13 (33) |
13.5 (34) |
6.7 (17) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.1 (2.8) |
12 (30) |
16.6 (42) |
81.6 (207) |
| Average precipitation days | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4 | 60.7 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 510 | — | |
| 1920 | 318 | −37.6% | |
| 1930 | 303 | −4.7% | |
| 1940 | 327 | 7.9% | |
| 1950 | 359 | 9.8% | |
| 1960 | 304 | −15.3% | |
| 1970 | 376 | 23.7% | |
| 1980 | 374 | −0.5% | |
| 1990 | 406 | 8.6% | |
| 2000 | 447 | 10.1% | |
| 2010 | 394 | −11.9% | |
| 2020 | 397 | 0.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 394 people, 161 households, and 103 families living in the village. The population density was 303.1 inhabitants per square mile (117.0/km2). There were 190 housing units at an average density of 146.2 per square mile (56.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.7% White, 0.3% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population.
There were 161 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the village was 37.8 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 11% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.
Images for kids
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U.S. Post Office in Mesick -
Mesick village office -
Road signage along M-115
See also
In Spanish: Mesick (Míchigan) para niños
