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History · Canada Creek Ranch

Half of Canada Creek Ranch’s homes were built after 1982

Most of Canada Creek Ranch was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 2000.

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3%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Canada Creek Ranch’s past

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The story so far

Canada Creek Ranch, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Canada Creek Ranch yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Canada Creek Ranch is an unincorporated community in Montmorency Township, Montmorency County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (CDP) used for statistical purposes. The population was 258 at the 2020 census, down from 304 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 304 to 258 (-15%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Canada Creek Ranch, decade by decade

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On the map

Canada Creek Ranch on the map, 1955 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Canada Creek Ranch. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Canada Creek Ranch on the 1955 USGS mapCanada Creek Ranch on the 1986 USGS map1955Atlanta sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Canada Creek Ranch.

People over time

Canada Creek Ranch, census by census

010020030040020002020Peak: 405

Between 258 and 405 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Canada Creek Ranch’s Wikipedia page.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.