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Petoskey (/pəˈtɒski/ pə-TOSS-kee) is the largest city and the county seat of Emmet County, Michigan, and is the largest settlement within the county.[5] Petoskey has a population of 5,877 at the 2020 census, up from 5,670 at the 2010 census.
Petoskey | |
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City of Petoskey | |
Downtown Petoskey Little Traverse Bay at sunset Crooked Tree Arts Center The Bear River McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital | |
![]() Location within Emmet County | |
Coordinates: 45°22′24″N 84°57′19″W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Emmet |
Incorporated | 1879 (village) 1895 (city) |
Named for | Petosegay |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | John Murphy[1] |
• Manager | Shane Horn |
Area | |
• Total | 5.33 sq mi (13.82 km2) |
• Land | 5.15 sq mi (13.33 km2) |
• Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
Elevation | 669 ft (202 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,877 |
• Density | 1,141.83/sq mi (440.88/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 49770 |
Area code | 231 |
FIPS code | 26-63820[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 0634731[3] |
Website | Official website |
Petoskey is part of Northern Michigan, and is one of the northernmost cities in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Petoskey is located on the southern shore of Little Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan.[6] Petoskey sits directly across the bay from Harbor Springs, another Emmet County city. Petoskey is a popular Midwestern resort town.[7]
Petoskey lends its name to the Petoskey stone, a fossilized coral that is the state stone of Michigan.[8]
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The Little Traverse Bay area was long inhabited by indigenous peoples, including the Odawa people. The name Petoskey is said to mean "where the light shines through the clouds" in the language of the Odawa. After the 1836 Treaty of Washington, Odawa Chief Ignatius Petosega (1787–1885) took the opportunity to purchase lands near the Bear River. Petosega's father was Antoine Carre, a French Canadian fur trader and his mother was Odawa.[10]
By the 1850s, several religious groups had established missions near the Little Traverse Bay. A Mormon offshoot had been based at Beaver Island, the Jesuit missionaries had been based at L'arbor Croche and Michilimackinac, with a Catholic presence in Harbor Springs, then known as "Little Traverse".[11] Andrew Porter, a Presbyterian missionary, arrived at the village of Bear River (as it was then called) in 1852.[12][13]
Amos Fox and Hirem Obed Rose were pioneer entrepreneurs who had made money during both the California Gold Rush and at Northport selling lumber and goods to passing ships. Originally based at Northport, in the 1850s Rose and Fox[14] (or Fox & Rose)[15] expanded their business interests to Charlevoix and Petoskey. Rose also earned income as part of a business partnership that extended the railroad from Walton Junction to Traverse City.[16] H.O. Rose, along with Archibald Buttars,[17] established a general merchandise business in Petoskey.[18]
After the partnership split, Rose relocated to Petoskey and in 1873 built the first dock in the town.[19] When the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was about to be extended into the Bay View area, Rose purchased much land in that area, as well as trolley cars, to enable transport between Petoskey and Bay View.[20] Rose also developed the first general store, extensive lime quarries (Michigan Limestone Company, aka Petoskey Lime Company;[21]),[22] building the Arlington Hotel, and lumbering enterprises, and harbor improvements in 1893.[23][24] He served as first president of the village and officiated at early commemorative public events.[25][26] Rose's influence on the city was also commemorated by the naming of the H. O. Rose room at the Perry Hotel.[27]
In the late 19th century, Petoskey was in the region of Northern Michigan where 50,000 passenger pigeon birds were killed daily in massive hunts, leading to their complete extinction in the early 20th century.[28] A state historical marker memorializes these events, including the last great nesting of the passenger pigeons at Crooked Lake in 1878.[29] One hunter was reputed to have personally killed "a million birds" and earned $60,000, the equivalent of $1 million today.[30]
Petoskey is noted for a high concentration of ancient fossil coral, now named Petoskey stones, designated as the state stone of Michigan.
This city was the northern terminus of the Chicago and West Michigan Railway.
With members descended from the numerous bands in northern Michigan, the Little Traverse Bay Band is a federally recognized tribe that has its headquarters at nearby Harbor Springs, Michigan. It also owns and operates a gaming casino in Petoskey.
Part of Northern Michigan, Petoskey is on the southeast shore of the Little Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Bear River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.29 square miles (13.70 km2), of which 5.09 square miles (13.18 km2) is land and 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2) is water.[31]
As of the census[33] of 2010, there were 5,670 people, 2,538 households, and 1,319 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,113.9 inhabitants per square mile (430.1/km2). There were 3,359 housing units at an average density of 659.9 per square mile (254.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.7% White, 0.7% African American, 4.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.
There were 2,538 households, of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.0% were non-families. 39.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.81.
The median age in the city was 39.8 years. 19.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 6,080 people, 2,700 households, and 1,447 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,210.9 inhabitants per square mile (467.5/km2). There were 3,342 housing units at an average density of 665.6 per square mile (257.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.18% White, 0.33% African American, 3.17% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.
There were 2,700 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.4% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,657, and the median income for a family was $48,168. Males had a median income of $35,875 versus $25,114 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,259. About 6.6% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
Historically, the Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern Arrow, the Pere Marquette Railway's Resort Special and other trains provided passenger traffic to Petoskey and Bay View, Michigan from as far as Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Detroit but these were discontinued in the late 20th century.[37][38] The Pere Marquette trains (and later the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway) used its station, and the Pennsylvania Railroad its own separate station.[39] The last Chesapeake and Ohio (successor to the Pere Marquette) trains were discontinued by 1963, thus ending scheduled passenger train service to Petoskey.[40]
Among the many colleges in Michigan includes North Central Michigan College, located in Petoskey. The public school system consists of a high school, a middle school, and four elementary schools. Additionally, Petoskey Public Schools has a Montessori education building.[43]
This climatic region has large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Petoskey has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[48] The city’s proximity to Lake Michigan results in significant seasonal lag, with August and February being the hottest and coldest months respectively.
Climate data for Petoskey, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1891–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 56 (13) |
63 (17) |
84 (29) |
93 (34) |
94 (34) |
96 (36) |
101 (38) |
99 (37) |
96 (36) |
87 (31) |
76 (24) |
65 (18) |
101 (38) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 27.4 (−2.6) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
36.6 (2.6) |
48.1 (8.9) |
60.8 (16.0) |
70.3 (21.3) |
75.2 (24.0) |
74.9 (23.8) |
68.9 (20.5) |
56.0 (13.3) |
43.7 (6.5) |
33.6 (0.9) |
52.0 (11.1) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 21.2 (−6.0) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
39.9 (4.4) |
51.7 (10.9) |
61.7 (16.5) |
67.2 (19.6) |
66.8 (19.3) |
60.2 (15.7) |
48.6 (9.2) |
37.7 (3.2) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
44.4 (6.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.0 (−9.4) |
13.7 (−10.2) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
42.6 (5.9) |
53.2 (11.8) |
59.3 (15.2) |
58.7 (14.8) |
51.4 (10.8) |
41.2 (5.1) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
23.0 (−5.0) |
36.8 (2.7) |
Record low °F (°C) | −27 (−33) |
−35 (−37) |
−19 (−28) |
0 (−18) |
20 (−7) |
31 (−1) |
36 (2) |
31 (−1) |
26 (−3) |
15 (−9) |
−2 (−19) |
−18 (−28) |
−35 (−37) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.40 (61) |
1.66 (42) |
1.94 (49) |
2.91 (74) |
3.07 (78) |
2.92 (74) |
2.53 (64) |
3.25 (83) |
3.55 (90) |
4.50 (114) |
3.04 (77) |
2.44 (62) |
34.21 (869) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 39.3 (100) |
27.2 (69) |
12.2 (31) |
4.5 (11) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
9.4 (24) |
30.6 (78) |
123.6 (314) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 18.2 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 161.2 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 14.4 | 11.3 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 12.3 | 50.4 |
Source: NOAA[49][50] |
Petoskey and the surrounding area are notable in 20th-century U.S. literature as the setting of several of the Nick Adams stories[51][52] written by Ernest Hemingway, who spent his childhood summers on nearby Walloon Lake.[53] They are the setting for certain events in Jeffrey Eugenides' 2002 novel Middlesex, which also features Detroit and its suburban areas. The movie, "Beside Still Waters", directed by co-screenwriter Chris Lowell, was filmed in Petoskey in 2012.[54]
Christopher Wright, an author from Topinabee, wrote his novel "Bestseller" in 2002 under the pen name Christopher Knight. Wright funded the movie project for his book to be filmed in Petoskey in 2013. Wright also wrote the children's series "Michigan Chillers" and the series "American Chillers" under the pen name Johnathon Rand.[55]
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