Eastport, Michigan

Eastport, Michigan
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community
Eastport
Coordinates: 45°6′26″N 85°21′0″W / 45.10722°N 85.35000°WCoordinates: 45°6′26″N 85°21′0″W / 45.10722°N 85.35000°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Antrim County
Township	Torch Lake Township
Area
• Total	2.00 sq mi (5.19 km^2)
• Land	2.00 sq mi (5.17 km^2)
• Water	0.008 sq mi (0.02 km^2)
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	218
• Density	109/sq mi (42.2/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	49627
FIPS code	26-24300[1]
GNIS feature ID	625301[2]

Eastport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Torch Lake Township, Antrim County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 218 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Geography

The community is located in northern Michigan between Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan and the northern end of Torch Lake. U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) runs through the center of the community, intersecting state highway M-88. US 31 leads north 17 miles (27 km) to Charlevoix and 34 miles (55 km) north to Petoskey, and it leads south 16 miles (26 km) to Elk Rapids and 33 miles (53 km) to Traverse City. M-88 leads southeast 26 miles (42 km) to Mancelona.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Eastport CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.35%, is water.^[3]

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastport, Michigan
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Eastport CDP, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 10, 2013.