| Luna Pier | |
|---|---|
| Geographical information | |
| County | |
| State | |
| Country |
United States |
| Land area |
1.5 square miles |
| Water area |
0.2 square mile |
| Elevation |
574 |
| Demographic information | |
| Population (2000) |
1,483 |
| Population density |
872.4/sq. mile |
| Government structure | |
| Community type | |
| Government |
Mayor-council |
| Elected officials | |
| Founded |
Early 1900s |
| Incorporated |
|
| Other information | |
| Time zone |
Eastern |
| ZIP Code(s) |
|
| Area code(s) |
734 |
| FIPS code |
26-49700 |
| GNIS feature ID |
0631215 |
| Official Website | |
Luna Pier is a city in eastern Monroe County, Michigan along the shoreline of Lake Erie. It is located in Erie Township, but is politically independent.[2] The community is both a resort city for fishermen and a bedroom community for Toledo, Ohio and Monroe.[3] Luna Pier is located about nine miles south-southwest of Monroe and seven miles north of the Ohio border.[2][4] The population was 1,483 during the 2000 census.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Luna Pier has a total area of 1.7 square miles, of which 0.2 square miles is water. The community primarily uses ZIP code 48157[6][7]—assigned to Luna Pier[8]—but also the extreme southern portion of the community lies within ZIP code 48133[9]—assigned to Erie.[10] The city has the FIPS code 26-49700.[5]
History
Luna Pier was founded some time in the early 1900s as a fishing community. By 1929, it had grown in population sufficiently to be assigned a post office. The community incorporated as a city in 1963, and today serves as both a bedroom community and resort.[3] Located off of exit 6, the community is bound to the west by Interstate 75 and to the east by Lake Erie.[4]
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 City of Petersburg information from the Monroe County Library System
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Census map of Monroe County from the United States Census Bureau
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 InfoMI entry on Luna Pier
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Google Maps
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "American FactFinder" from the United States Census Bureau
- ↑ Map of 48157 from the United States Census Bureau
- ↑ City ZIP code look-up
- ↑ ZIP code look-up
- ↑ Map of 48133 from the United States Census Bureau
- ↑ ZIP code look-up