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Central Michigan University classes increase Beaver Island's summer population (1960)

Also 1960 CMU summer population

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

Central Michigan University classes were reported to have increased Beaver Island’s summer population by a fair margin in 1960.

Evidence and limits

The notice is qualitative and provides no enrollment count, course list, housing record, or population estimate.

Open questions

  • Which university and local records document the summer enrollment and its effect on seasonal population?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, September 1960, Central Michigan University notice.
    Says Central Michigan University classes raised the island's summer population by a fair margin. It does not provide enrollment, course, housing, or population data.
    beaver_beacon · 1960-09_Beaver-Beacon