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1912
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About Munising
City in Michigan, United StatesMunising ( MEW-nə-sing) is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Alger County. The population was 1,986 at the 2020 census. The city is partially surrounded by Munising Township, but the two are administered autonomously. Located on the southern shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula, it serves as the western gateway to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
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Safety in Munising
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Munising's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Munising
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The public schools Munising’s kids attend outperform 63% of Michigan’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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