Michigan · Census place 2643300
Kingsford, Michigan
Kingsford is a city in Dickinson County, Michigan with an estimated 5,125 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 152nd largest of 353 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 5,125
- #152 of 353 in Michigan
- Change since 2020
- -0.1%
- -3 people
- Land area
- 4.3 sq mi
- + 0.26 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,186 / sq mi
- State median 2,478
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Kingsford population, 2020 to 2024
Kingsford lost 3 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.1%. In the latest year it moved by -19. Among 153 Michigan places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 63rd; the median place changed by -0.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Michigan has 12,132 people, so Kingsford is 42% of it.
Kingsford covers 4.32 square miles of land and 0.26 of water, for 1,186 people per square mile of land. The median Michigan place of 5,000+ has 2,478, so Kingsford is less dense than the typical town.
What county Kingsford is in
All of Kingsford's residents live in Dickinson County, which had 25,995 residents in 2024. Kingsford holds 19.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Kingsford
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Kingsford by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 49802. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Kingsford is
The Census internal point of Kingsford is at 45.806400, -88.100400. Lansing, the capital, is 275.3 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Iron Mountain, MI (7,524 people), 2.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Green Bay, WI, 89.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 45.806400, -88.100400
- DMS
- 45°48'23.04"N 88°06'1.44"W
- UTM
- 16N 414496.9E 5073126.3N
- Geohash
- f01ke4z1x
- Plus code
- 86QHRV4X+HR
Daylight in Kingsford
At 45.81° N, Kingsford gets about 15 h 44 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 40 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 04 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Kingsford
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Michigan, measured between internal points. The closest is Iron Mountain, 2.4 miles away, with 7,524 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Kingsford, MI?
5,125 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 3 (0.1%) from 5,128 in July 2020.
What county is Kingsford in?
Dickinson County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Kingsford?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 49802.
How far is Kingsford from Lansing?
275.3 miles (443.1 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Kingsford.
What is the nearest larger city to Kingsford?
Iron Mountain, MI, with 7,524 residents, 2.4 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.