Editing Indian River, Michigan

{{For|other places in Michigan named Indian River|Indian River (Michigan)}}
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|official_name            = Indian River, Michigan
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Tuscarora Township, Michigan|Tuscarora]]

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|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1876
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|postal_code              = 49749
|area_code                = [[Area code 231|231]]
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[[File:Indian River, Michigan post office.jpg|thumb|right|250px|U.S. Post Office in Indian River]]
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'''Indian River''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 1,950 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].  The CDP is located in [[Tuscarora Township, Michigan|Tuscarora Township]] between [[Burt Lake]] and [[Mullett Lake]].

As an unincorporated community, Indian River has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 49749 ZIP Code, which also serves small portions of several surrounding townships.<ref>{{cite web|last=UnitedStatesZipCodes.org|url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/49749/|title=ZIP Code 49749: Indian River|date=2021|accessdate=November 6, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Indian+River,+MI+49749/@45.4218568,-84.7877878,10.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4d3574228627b137:0xfeb9f4b28a550150!8m2!3d45.4171239!4d-84.6098301 |title = 49749 ZIP Code map |access-date = November 6, 2022 }}</ref>

==History==
The area of Indian River was first settled as early as 1876.  The community was founded two years later by land owner Floyd Martin and surveyed and platted by Oliver Hayden by 1880.  The new settlement was named after the [[Indian River (Mullett Lake)|Indian River]], which flows through the community.  A post office was established on September 22, 1879.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=283}}</ref>

The [[North Central State Trail]] goes through the town. The [[Cross in the Woods|National Shrine of the Cross in the Woods]], an open-air sanctuary, is located in Indian River and dedicated to [[Kateri Tekakwitha]], the first Native American [[saint]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|20.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|12.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|7.36|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (36.27%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

Indian River is situated along the course of the [[Indian River (Mullett Lake)|Indian River]], which connects [[Burt Lake]] and [[Mullett Lake]]. The [[Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County, Michigan)|Sturgeon River]] also drains into Burt Lake within the community.  [[Burt Lake State Park]] is located within the community on the southeastern shores of Burt Lake.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|I|75}} runs south–north through the center of the community and continues north to the [[Mackinac Bridge]].
*{{jct|state=MI|M|68}} runs from [[Alanson, Michigan|Alanson]] and runs through the southern portion of the community, meeting I-75 and continuing east to [[Onaway, Michigan|Onaway]] and [[Rogers City, Michigan|Rogers City]].
*{{jct|state=MI|M|27}} follows former route of US 27, has its southern terminus at I-75 within Indian River and continues north to [[Cheboygan, Michigan|Cheboygan]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 2008
|2010= 1959
|2020= 1950
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,008 people, 929 households, and 614 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|156.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,586 housing units at an average density of {{convert|123.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.16% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.90% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.44% of the population.

There were 929 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,854, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $40,139 versus $21,042 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,191.  About 5.5% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.stayindianriver.com Indian River Tourist Bureau]
* [http://www.irchamber.com/ Indian River Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.indianrivermi.com/ Indian River site], provided by the ''Straitsland Resorter''
* ''[http://www.resorter.com/ Straitsland Resorter]'', Indian River newspaper

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Cheboygan County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Michigan]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Cheboygan County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1876]]
[[Category:1876 establishments in Michigan]]