Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan

Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

44°44′12″N 86°14′03″W / 44.73667°N 86.23417°W / 44.73667; -86.23417CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyBenzieTownshipLakeArea

^[1]

• 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 code231FIPS 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
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	47	—
2020	55	17.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan
^ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 16. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
^ "America's 100 Greatest Courses 2007/2008". Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved April 9, 2007.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.