Chums Corner, Michigan

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Chums Corner, Michigan
Nickname: 
"Chums"
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Location within Grand Traverse County
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Chums Corner
Location within the state of Michigan
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Chums Corner
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°40′19″N85°39′23″W / 44.67194°N 85.65639°W / 44.67194; -85.65639 [1]
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan
County Flag of Grand Traverse County, Michigan.svg Grand Traverse
Township Blair
Area
[2]
  Total2.79 sq mi (7.24 km2)
  Land2.66 sq mi (6.89 km2)
  Water0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Elevation
[1]
889 ft (271 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total1,065
  Density400.38/sq mi (154.61/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
Area code 231
GNIS feature ID6223278 [1]

Chums Corner (often referred to as Chums) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] According to the 2020 census, the population was 1,065. The community is located within Blair Township.

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History

Historically, the area that is now Chums Corner was traversed by what is now known as the Old Indian Trail, a trail which serviced travel for the Anishinaabe between Lake Mitchell, near Cadillac, and Grand Traverse Bay, in Traverse City. [3]

Around 1932, Deronda "Chum" Crandall and his wife Eva began operating a gas station and a grocery store at a major highway intersection a few miles south of Traverse City. Over the years the intersection became known as "Chum's Corners". Chum sold the business and retired in 1953, and died in Traverse City in early 1959. [4]

The community of Chums Corner was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it was given officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time. [5] The population at this time was 946. [6]

In 2020, Chasten Buttigieg, spouse of United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, wrote I Have Something to Tell You , a memoir which includes anecdotes about Buttigieg's childhood growing up in a neighborhood in Chums Corner. [7]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.66 square miles (6.89 km2), all land. [8]

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 946
2020 1,06512.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

Education

It is within Traverse City Area Public Schools. [10]

Notable person

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References

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  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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