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City in Michigan, United States
1671Established
2,306Population
2.7 sq miArea
587 ftElevation

St. Ignace ( IG-nəss) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Mackinac County. The city had a population of 2,306 at the 2020 census. St. Ignace Township is located just to the north of the city; the two are administered separately. St. Ignace is located along Lake Huron in the Upper Peninsula on the northern side of the Straits of Mackinac. The city serves as a gateway to the state's Upper Peninsula for travelers coming from the Lower Peninsula, as the city is at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge, opposite Mackinaw City. It has one of two ports which provide ferry service to nearby Mackinac Island. St. Ignace's history dates back to 1671 when French Jesuit priests…

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Violent crime per 1,000
St. Ignace 0.4
Michigan 4.4
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
St. Ignace 5.2
Michigan 14.3
U.S. 17.7
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The public schools St. Ignace’s kids attend outperform 58% of Michigan’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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