Munising, Michigan

Munising, Michigan
City
City of Munising
View of the downtown area from Munising Harbor
Motto:  Gateway to Adventure
Location within Alger County
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Coordinates: 46°24′38″N 86°38′51″W / 46.41056°N 86.64750°W / 46.41056; -86.64750
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Alger
Settled	1855
Incorporated	1896 (village) 1915 (city)
Government
• Type	City commission
• Mayor	Mike Nettleton
Area [1]
• Total	9.04 sq mi (23.41 km2)
• Land	5.26 sq mi (13.62 km2)
• Water	3.78 sq mi (9.79 km2)
Elevation	614 ft (187 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,986
• Density	377.71/sq mi (145.84/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49862
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-56200[2]
GNIS feature ID	1620952[3]
Website	Official website

Munising (/ˈmjuːnəsɪŋ/ MEW-nə-sing) is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,986 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Alger County.^[4] The city is partially surrounded by Munising Township, but the two are administered autonomously.

Located on the southern shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula, it serves as the western gateway to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.