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Onaway

A city of 890 people in Michigan
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Conserved land1.7%17 of 1,036 acres
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About Onaway

City in Michigan, United States
890Population
1.6 sq miArea
850 ftElevation

Onaway () is a city in Presque Isle County, just east of the Cheboygan–Presque Isle county line in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 890 at the 2020 census. Onaway bills itself as the "Sturgeon Capital of Michigan", and there is a lake sturgeon streamside rearing facility on the nearby Black River, where the fish migrate down to the Cheboygan River and then to Lake Huron.

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ZIP code49765
Area code989
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Housing in Onaway

$197K▲ 11% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Onaway home is worth about $197,000, up 11% in a year, 26% below the Michigan typical home.

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Mclaren Northern MichiganPetoskey · 36 mi · ER
Thunder Bay Community Health Service - OnawayOnaway · 0.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
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School Grade B-

The public schools Onaway’s kids attend trail 54% of Michigan’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictPresque Isle AcademySchools1

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