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Saint James Census Designated Place

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TypePlace
Coordinates45.7450° N, 85.5258° W
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

Saint James Census Designated Place is the modern statistical-area feature associated with the village of Saint James. GNIS classifies feature 2583764 as “Census,” places its representative coordinate near the village, and records the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 Census Designated Places source. It is kept separate from the historical settlement and from Township of Saint James: the held demographic series is principally a township series and should not be silently presented as a CDP population count.

Open questions

  • What Census Bureau geography files define the CDP boundary and its changes across decennial releases?
  • Are there published population counts for the CDP itself that can be added without substituting township totals?

Sources

  1. U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, Domestic Names (Michigan), retrieved 2026-07-28.
    GNIS feature 2583764; feature class 'Census'.
    federal · gnis · gnis_names
  2. USGS GNIS, All Names (national), retrieved 2026-07-28.
    GNIS records the U.S. Census Bureau's “Census County/Townships, Census Designated Places (CDP) and incorporated cities” source for this feature, dated 2010-03-31.
    federal · gnis · gnis_variant_names