Pilgrim, Michigan facts for kids

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Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Benzie County
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Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Benzie
Township	Crystal Lake
Area
• Total	0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2)
• Land	0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	610 ft (186 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	44
• Density	124.29/sq mi (48.00/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49635 (Frankfort)
Area code(s)	231
FIPS code	26-64100
GNIS feature ID	0634880

Pilgrim is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a permanent population of 44. Pilgrim is located within Crystal Lake Township.

Geography

Pilgrim is located in Crystal Lake Township in western Benzie County. It is situated between Lake Michigan to the west and Crystal Lake to the east. M-22 (Pilgrim Highway) runs through the center of the community, leading south 2 miles (3 km) to the city of Frankfort. The Betsie Dunes Nature Preserve is immediately to the north. As an unincorporated community, Pilgrim is administered by Crystal Lake Township and uses the Frankfort 49635 ZIP Code.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.9 km²), all land.

History

The community of Pilgrim was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time. With a permanent population of 44 at the 2020 census, Pilgrim is the least-populated of the 212 census-designated places in Michigan.

Demographics

See also

In Spanish: Pilgrim (Míchigan) para niños