Bendon, Michigan

Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

44°37′59″N 85°50′16″W / 44.63306°N 85.83778°W / 44.63306; -85.83778CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyBenzieTownshipInlandArea

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• Total2.00 sq mi (5.19 km²) • Land2.00 sq mi (5.19 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

846 ft (258 m)Population

(2020)

• Total210 • Density104.74/sq mi (40.45/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)

49643 (Interlochen)

Area code231FIPS code26-07220^[2]GNIS feature ID0621089^[3]

Bendon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benzie County in the U.S. State of Michigan. The population was 210 at the 2020 census.^[4] Bendon is located within Inland Township.

Geography

Bendon is located in the eastern part of Inland Township in eastern Benzie County. Bendon's eastern border is the Grand Traverse County line. The center of the community is at the intersection of Bendon Road and Cinder Road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Bendon CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all land.^[5]

History

The settlement developed around a sawmill and was first named "Kentville" after Albert Kent, a farmer who became the first postmaster on April 24, 1888. It was given a station on the now abandoned Chicago and West Michigan Railway. The post office was renamed "Bendon" on June 30, 1892, and operated until March 31, 1954.^[6]^[7]

The community of Bendon was listed as a newly organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	208	—
2020	210	1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bendon, Michigan
^ "Bendon CPD, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bendon CDP, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bendon Post Office (historical)
^ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-4. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.