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Petoskey
Emmet County, Michigan
ZipCodes
49770
Motto
"Playground of the North"
Page Contents for Petoskey, Michigan
History & History-related items
Chamber of Commerce.
Statistics & Facts
The Michigan state capital is Lansing.
The population of Petoskey is approximately 6,080 (2000), 5670 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 2,804 (1990), 2538 (2010).
The amount of land area in Petoskey is 8.562 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.262 sq kilometers.
The distance from Petoskey to Washington DC is 611 miles.
The distance to the Michigan state capital is 184 miles. (as the crow flies)
Petoskey is positioned 45.36 degrees north of the equator and 84.95 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Petoskey elevation is 720 feet above sea level.
Petoskey median income is $ 42,991 (1998).
Petoskey average annual rainfall is 31.33 inches per year
Petoskey average annual snowfall is 117 inches per year.
Location
in the northwestern portion of Michigan's lower peninsula near Petoskey.on the Little Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan. Here is a page with a map link for Petoskey.Return to Index
Weather
seasonal. Here is a page with weather links and other information.
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History & History Related Items
Petoskey was named for the Ottawa Chief, Pet-o-sega. The Francis Solanus Indian Mission from 1859 is still standing here. Though it's beginnings were as a lumber town, small manufacturing and tourism has become the mainstay of the local economy. Water sports and the local beaches bring summertime visitors to the area as well as the area being a draw for rock hounds due to the colorful and unusual fozzilized stones here. One of these, the Petoskey Stone, was adopted in 1965 as the official state stone.
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The settling of Petoskey
1852The incorporation of Petoskey
1879 (village), 1896 (city)Attractions
North Central Michigan College (A junior college) began here in 1958.
Petoskey Stones
Petoskey Stones are fossilized colony corals. For more info see the webpage
Learn all about Petoskey, Michigan
Things to do in the area.
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Petoskey City Government
Petoskey is the county seat for Emmet county. It has been such since 1853.Petoskey Chamber
Petoskey Regional Chamber of CommercePetoskey Organizations
Petoskey Regional Chamber of CommercePetoskey Schools
The Petoskey Public SchoolsSpitler Administration Building
Administration Offices
1130 Howard Street
Petoskey, MI 49770
Phone: 231-348-0150
North Central Michigan College
1515 Howard St.
Petroskey, Michigan 49770
Toll-free: 800-298-6605 Petoskey
Miscellany
The population of Petoskey was:1960 - 6,138
1970 - 6,432
1980 - 6,097
1990 - 6,056
2000 - 6,080
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