Maple City, Michigan

About Maple City

Maple City is a small unincorporated community in northern Michigan.

Maple City holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.43 square miles.

📰 Maple City News Today

• Maple City man faces felony charges in child sexual abuse material investigation WPBN · Aug 18
• Timothy Nichols Obituary & Funeral | Maple City, MI lifestorytc.com · May 12
• Skegemog Raptor Center releases Bald Eagle Sunday in Maple City Glen Arbor Sun · May 15
• Glenn Robert Heiney Obituary Jan 31, 2026 Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home & Cremation Services · Jan 31
• Maple City artist’s 62-year map project draws international documentary crew to northern Michigan 9and10News.com · Apr 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Maple City Unique

• The only place in America named Maple City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Maple City

• Pegtown Station
• Broomstack Kitchen and Taphouse

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Maple City

• Myles Kimmerly Park reviews ★
• Sugar Loaf Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Swanson Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Teichner Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Armstrong Lake Public Water Access Site · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cleveland Township Park reviews ★
• Heffron Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kasson Township Park reviews ★
• Lime Lake Public Access reviews ★
• Pat's Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Maple City

• Glen Lake Community School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Maple City

🏘️ Nearby Communities