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Clare is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located near the center of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, the city is located mostly in Clare County, while a small portion extends south into Isabella County. The city had a population of 3,254 at the 2020 census. [5]
The county was created by the Michigan Legislature from part of Michilimackinac County in 1840, named Kaykakee County [5] after a Sauk Indian Chief. It was renamed Clare County in 1843 after County Clare in Ireland. The county was administered by a succession of other Michigan counties prior to the organization of county government in 1871.
The city of Clare is to the north of, mostly within, Clare County, although the city has incorporated some land within Vernon Township. The Clare post office, with ZIP code 48617, also serves a large portion of Vernon Township. Ellaville was the name of a post office in this township from 1878 to 1879. [4]
Clare: Grant–Sheridan township line: 0.000: 0.000: US 127 / US 10 – Mackinac Bridge, Lansing, Midland Bus. US 127 south Clare Avenue north: Common terminus for both Bus. US 127 and Bus. US 10; exit 160 on US 127/US 10; roadway continues northward as Clare Avenue: Clare: 1.716: 2.762: Bus. US 127 south (McEwan Street) – Lansing
This is a list of telephone area codes in the U.S. state of Michigan: 231 – Northwestern Lower Michigan : Traverse City, Ludington, Muskegon, Petoskey, Big Rapids and Cheboygan 248 – Northern Metro Detroit : All of Oakland County, Northville, and most of Northville Township; overlays with area code 947
Airport Forest is an unincorporated community just east of Clare County Airport in the northwest part of the township at Allendale is an unincorporated community southeast of Harrison at 44°00′19″N 84°47′05″W / 44.00528°N 84.78472°W / 44.00528; -84.78472
US 10 enters through the township from the west and briefly runs concurrently with US 127.; US 127 runs south–north through the center of the township.; Bus. US 10 is a business loop route that runs briefly north out of the city of Clare.