Country United States Counties Charlevoix Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 183 m Zip code 49782 Area code 231 | State Michigan Township St. James FIPS code 26-70900 Area 2.67 km² Population 205 (2010) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind E at 19 km/h, 57% Humidity | ||
St. James is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 205. It was the county seat of Manitou County, Michigan during the county's existence from 1855 to 1895.
Geography
St. James is located in St. James Township at the northern end of Beaver Island, the largest island in Lake Michigan. The center of town faces southeast onto St. James Harbor, through which the Beaver Island Ferry arrives from Charlevoix. The northeastern side of the entrance to the harbor is marked by the Beaver Island Harbor Light. The St. James CDP extends east about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to Lookout Point and Sucker Point, marking the northeastern end of the island.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2), all of it land.