Crystal Mountain, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Benzie County
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Coordinates: 44°31′03″N 85°59′34″W / 44.51750°N 85.99278°W / 44.51750; -85.99278
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Benzie
Township	Weldon
Area [1]
• Total	1.78 sq mi (4.62 km2)
• Land	1.78 sq mi (4.60 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	73
• Density	41.06/sq mi (15.85/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49683 (Thompsonville)
Area code	231
FIPS code	26-19195[2]
GNIS feature ID	2583732[3]

Crystal Mountain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 59 at the 2020 census.^[4] Crystal Mountain is located within Weldon Township.

The CDP includes the Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa and Michigan Legacy Art Park.

Geography

The Crystal Mountain CDP is located in the southern part of Weldon Township in southern Benzie County. The CDP's southern border is the Manistee County line. The northeast edge of the CDP is formed by M-115, the Cadillac Highway.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Crystal Mountain CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.46%, is water.^[4] The majority of the CDP's area is taken up by the Crystal Mountain Resort, which occupies all of the Buck Hills southwest of M-115, as well as flat land at the base of the hills.

History

The community of Crystal Mountain was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.^[5]

Demographics