Chums Corner, Michigan facts for kids
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Chums Corner, Michigan
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Location within Grand Traverse County
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 Chums Corner, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Chums Corner, Michigan
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Grand Traverse |
| Township | Blair |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.66 sq mi (6.89 km2) |
| • Land | 2.66 sq mi (6.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 946 |
| • Density | 355.6/sq mi (137.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) |
49685 (Traverse City)
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| Area code(s) | 231 |
| GNIS feature ID | 6223278 |
Chums Corner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2010 census, the population was 946. The community is located within Blair Township.
History
Around 1932 Deronda "Chum" Crandall and his wife Eva began operating a gas station and a grocery store at a major highway intersection a few miles south of Traverse City. Over the years the intersection became known as "Chum's Corners". Chum sold the business and retired in 1953, and died in Traverse City in early 1959.
Geography
The community is located in northern Blair Township at the intersection of U.S. Route 31 and M-37, 7 miles (11 km) south of Traverse City, the Grand Traverse County seat, and 23 miles (37 km) east of Beulah via US-31. M-37 leads south 12 miles (19 km) to Buckley. The CDP extends west to include the eastern shore of Silver Lake within Blair Township. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km2), all of it land.
- Barr, Jeff, "Chum's Corner reinvents itself from yesterday to today". Second Wave – Northern Michigan, May 7, 2013.
See also
In Spanish: Chums Corner (Míchigan) para niños
