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Saint James Census Designated Place

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Locator map: Saint James Census Designated Place highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Locator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypePlace
Coordinates45.7450° N, 85.5258° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Saint James Census Designated Place highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Locator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
PlaceGNIS 2583764
Coordinates
45.7450° N, 85.5258° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
demographysociety
Within
Beaver Island

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?

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These Atlas plates provide regional context. They do not establish a precise boundary, current ownership, access right, operating status, or field condition.

  • EnvironmentSoils, wetlands, hydrography, and terrain
  • GeologyGeneralized geology and landforms
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  • Land surveyPLSS geometry and historic GLO patent-location context

Sources

  1. GNIS feature 2583764; feature class 'Census'.
    federal · gnis · gnis_names
  2. 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

Added 28 July 2026 · revised 1 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Saint James Census Designated Place”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/places/saint-james-census-designated-place/, accessed [date], citing U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, Domestic Names (Michigan), retrieved 2026-07-28. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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