Lake City, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Lake City City. It lies in ZIP code area 49651. The Survey maps it on the Lake City quadrangle. 829 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,250 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresLake City fell from 836 to 829 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 836 | |
| 2020 | 829 | -7 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cadillac quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:25000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Lake City between 1992 and 2019, burning about 103 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORWICH TOWNSHIP FD 1900105 - 2019 |
| 1 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAKE MISSAUKEE FD 0000032 - 2019 |
| 1 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 June 2014 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 0004 |
| 17 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 07 - RICH CO FIRE |
| 1 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 02 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Lake City: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minthorn's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Gilde & Helsel Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Myers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
25 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake City in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $140,000 | Power poles were snapped and many trees were downed, laying across roads near Lake Missaukee. Windows were damaged on some nearby businesses. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $22,000 | Numerous trees were downed. One tree was toppled onto a mobile home. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $14,000 | Several trees were downed in Lake City, and two buildings downtown sustained roof damage. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $12,000 | Numerous trees were downed. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Lake City | $10,000 | Flooding occurred near the M-66 corridor in western Missaukee County. Rain fall amounts of 2 to 3 inches in just two hours were common in these areas. Roads were closed near Dickerson and Stoney Corners west of McBain, and at M-66 and Kalkaska Street in Lake City. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $5,000 | Central dispatch reports trees and powerlines down in Lake City. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $5,000 | Numerous trees downed. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and damage farm property. While the damage path width was narrow, less than half a mile wide, it extended over the central part of Missaukee county for about 10 miles. The damage began just south of Lake City, then extended northeast to 9 miles east of Lake City. One farmer reported two hay wagons turned over, part of his corn and sunflower crop crushed, and some aluminum barn siding was lifted and blown against his home. This broke the kitchen window on his home. Another farm had two sheds blown over. That farmer had his clothesline posts snapped off at the ground. Witnesses said it was not a tornado, just very strong winds. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $3,000 | Trees downed. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Lake City | $1,000 | Lightning struck a utility pole outside of a residence, blasting a crossbeam to the ground. Part of the surge entered the home, destroying a television. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Lake City | - | Penny size hail near Lake City in Missaukee county. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Lake City | - | Quarter sized hail fell again in the Lake City area. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | - | Strong straight-line thunderstorm winds up to 90 mph damaged 3 homes and destroyed several barns and sheds. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Lake City | - | A tornado on the ground for around 500 yards snapped off numerous trees about 5 feet above the ground. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | - | Strong thunderstorm winds downed several trees along Rhoby Road and Edwards Road. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | - | A few trees and large limbs were blown down along M42 northwest of Lake City. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | - | A huge tree was uprooted by the wind causing some power outages to the area. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | - | Large tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm wind. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Lake City | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Lake City | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Lake City | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Lake City | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Lake City | - | 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.
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 Lake City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2061014 | 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 629968. 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.





