Boon, Michigan

Boon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The community is located within Boon Township. At the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 167.[2]

Boon, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Wexford County
Boon
Location within the state of Michigan
Boon
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°17′23″N 85°36′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyWexford
TownshipBoon
Area
 • Total1.76 sq mi (4.56 km2)
 • Land1.76 sq mi (4.56 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,378 ft (420 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total167
 • Density94.9/sq mi (36.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49618
Area code(s)231
GNIS feature ID1619282[1]

As an unincorporated community, Boon has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 49618 ZIP Code.[3][4]

History

Boon was first settled as early as 1888 as a station on the Toledo, Ann Arbor, and Northern Michigan Railroad. The community was platted in 1889 and received its first office on December 19, 1899.[5]

The community of Boon was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.76 square miles (4.56 km2), all land.[2]

References
  1. "Boon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 45 Michigan. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  3. Google (November 24, 2021). "49618 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  4. UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2021). "ZIP Code 49618: Boon". Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  5. 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 978-0-8143-1838-6.
  6. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-9. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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