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Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan
Crystal Downs County Club golf course
Crystal Downs County Club golf course
Location within Benzie County
Location within Benzie County
Crystal Downs is located in Michigan
Crystal Downs
Crystal Downs
Location within the state of Michigan
Crystal Downs is located in the United States
Crystal Downs
Crystal Downs
Crystal Downs (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°44′12″N 86°14′03″W / 44.73667°N 86.23417°W / 44.73667; -86.23417
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyBenzie
TownshipLake
Area
 • Total1.26 sq mi (3.25 km2)
 • Land1.26 sq mi (3.25 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total55
 • Density43.79/sq mi (16.91/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49635 (Frankfort)
Area code231
FIPS code26-19135[2]
GNIS feature ID1877506[3]
WebsiteCrystal Downs Country Club

Crystal Downs Country Club is a private country club and unincorporated community in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Lake Township on the shores of Lake Michigan. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau defined the community as a census-designated place for the first time for the 2010 census. At the census, the CDP had a population of 47 and a total land area of 1.26 square miles (3.3 km2).[4]

Designed by golf course architects Alister MacKenzie and Perry Maxwell in 1929, the par-70, 6,518-yard (5,960 m) course offers views of Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore lies just to its east. Despite being consistently ranked among the top courses in the United States (ranked 10th for 2007–08 by Golf Digest)[5] the only tournament of note it has hosted has been the 1991 U.S. Senior Amateur, due to its location far from population centers and the corresponding lack of sufficient facilities (lodging, transportation, infrastructure) needed to accommodate the crowds attracted by major tournament events. Crystal Downs is currently ranked the #19 course in the world according to Golf.com.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
201047
20205517.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References


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