BlockBaldwin, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Pleasant Plains Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49304. It stands on Baldwin River. The Survey maps it on the Baldwin quadrangle. 902 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 856 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
3 figuresBaldwin grew from 165 to 902 between 1880 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 165 | |
| 2010 | 1,208 | |
| 2020 | 902 | -306 (-25%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1931 USGS Baldwin NE quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Baldwin NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
268 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 268 fires within 5 miles of Baldwin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 369 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 23 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 103 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | TIMBER STAND IMPROVE |
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BARSKI |
| 4 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BLOOD CREEK |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DIAL-A-RIDE |
| 2 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | HAIRCUT |
| 17 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | ASTER |
| 10 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | SCHOOL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Baldwin: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cement Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Webber Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
27 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baldwin in 27 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Baldwin | $150,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Baldwin | $100,000 | An EF-0 tornado with estimated max winds of 85 mph caused tree and property damage in the village of Baldwin. A few bulidings had collapsed walls, damage to siding, or loss of roofing material. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $100,000 | Very strong winds from a microburst brought down many trees and power lines across mainly the southern third of Lake county. In Idlewild, an area of trees a 100 yards long was blown down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $50,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in and near Baldwin. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $50,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in and near Baldwin and Idlewild. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $25,000 | The public reported several large trees and limbs down near Big Star lake. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Baldwin | $25,000 | Hail up to two and a half inches in diameter was reported. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Baldwin | $20,000 | Three quarters inch diameter hail was reported three miles south of Baldwin. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Baldwin | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $10,000 | Power outages were reported in Baldwin and law enforcement reported scattered trees down across the county. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported that several trees were blown down over portions of western Lake county. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $10,000 | Lake county officials reported that several trees and power lines were blown down just south of Baldwin. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Baldwin | $10,000 | An isolated severe thunderstorm developed over Baldwin in Lake county, producing three quarters inch hail in the town of Baldwin. Three quarters inch hail was also reported 2 miles west of Baldwin, also in Lake county. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $10,000 | A 60 mile per hour wind gust was reported in Baldwin, and 18" diameter trees were downed. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $10,000 | Trees were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts in Baldwin. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $1,000 | Large tree uprooted in Baldwin. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | - | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines blown down in Baldwin. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Baldwin | - | A county official reported one inch diameter hail at the court house in Baldwin. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Baldwin | - | The Lake County Sheriff's Department reported hail fell from 2:05 to 2:10 pm EST, ranging in size from one-half to one inch in diameter. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Baldwin | - | A local television station in Cadillac, MI, relayed a spotter report of 1.75 inch diameter hail approximately 3 miles southwest of Baldwin, in Pleasant Plains Township. |
| February 1997 | Flash Flood | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Idlewild | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Wolf Lake | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Nirvana | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Grove Beach | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Peacock | 10.2 miles | 14 | |
| Chase | 11.5 miles | 13 | |
| Sauble | 12.1 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Baldwin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q589094 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1619076. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.