{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Nessen City, Michigan | settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP) & [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = Nessen City.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Nessen City sign | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | pushpin_map = Michigan#USA | pushpin_label_position = right<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_label = Nessen City | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan | pushpin_mapsize = | image_map = Nessen City, MI location.png | mapsize = 250 | map_caption = Location within [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie County]]
<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Michigan]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Civil township|Township]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Colfax Township, Benzie County, Michigan|Colfax]]
<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = Settled | established_date = 1889 <!-- Area --> | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 3.14 | area_land_km2 = 3.14 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_total_sq_mi = 1.21 | area_land_sq_mi = 1.21 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
<!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 81 | population_density_km2 = 25.76 | population_density_sq_mi = 66.72
<!-- General information -->| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 261 | elevation_ft = | coordinates = {{coord|44|31|12|N|85|52|42|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]] | postal_code = 49683 | area_code = [[Area code 231|231]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 26-56960<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0633296<ref>{{gnis|0633296}}</ref> | website = | footnotes = | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | unit_pref = Imperial }} '''Nessen City''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] in [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 108<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nessen City, MI {{!}} Data USA |url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/nessen-city-mi/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=datausa.io |language=en}}</ref> as of 2021.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Nessen City CPD, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Nessen_City_CDP,_Michigan?g=160XX00US2656960 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref> Nessen City is located within [[Colfax Township, Benzie County, Michigan|Colfax Township]], and is located immediately north of the [[Manistee County, Michigan|Manistee County]] line.
==History== Nessen City was established as a station on the newly-constructed [[Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad]] in 1889.<ref>{{Cite web |title=michiganrailroads.com - Evolution Map - Lower - 1889 |url=https://www.michiganrailroads.com/evolution-of-michigan-railroads/507-evolution-lower-peninsula/177-evolution-1880s/4370-evolution-map-lower-1889 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=www.michiganrailroads.com}}</ref> The same year, the community was [[Plat|platted]] by John and Edith Nessen.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year=1986 |isbn=0-8143-1838-X |location=[[Detroit]] |pages=391}}</ref>
The community of Nessen City was listed as a newly-organized [[census-designated place]] for the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 2012 |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |accessdate=August 8, 2016 |work=[[2010 United States census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=III-4 |format=PDF}}</ref>
==Geography== Nessen City is located along the southern border of [[Colfax Township, Benzie County, Michigan|Colfax Township]] in southeastern Benzie County. The southern border of the CDP is along the [[Manistee County, Michigan|Manistee County]] line. The center of the community is at the intersection of Lindy Road and Karlin Road (north)/Nessen Road (south). The community is {{convert|3|mi|0}} east of the village of [[Thompsonville, Michigan|Thompsonville]] and {{convert|3.8|mi}} northeast of the village of [[Copemish, Michigan|Copemish]].
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2656960| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190226/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2656960| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Nessen City CDP, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref>
== Economy == Nessen City, MI sustains a workforce of 28 individuals, with its economy revolving around several key industries. The primary sectors in Nessen City are Manufacturing, employing 14 individuals, followed by Health Care & Social Assistance with 7 employees, and Finance & Insurance with 4 personnel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nessen City, MI {{!}} Data USA |url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/nessen-city-mi/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=datausa.io |language=en}}</ref> Notably, Manufacturing stands out as the highest-paying industry in the region, offering an average salary of $54,167, while the overall average salary across all sectors is $36,250.
==Demographics== {{US Census population |2010= 97 |2020= 81 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref> }} {{Expand section|date=February 2020}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Benzie County, Michigan}}
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