Nessen City, MI

Nessen City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2021 census counted 108 residents. Nessen City is located within Colfax Township, and is located immediately north of the Manistee County line. Nessen City was established as a station on the newly-constructed Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad in 1889. Nessen City, MI sustains a workforce of 28 individuals, with its economy revolving around several key industries. The primary sectors in Nessen City are Manufacturing, employing 14 individuals, followed by Health Care & Social Assistance with 7 employees, and Finance & Insurance with 4 personnel.

The short version is that Nessen City carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Nessen City: its past remains attached to the places people use now. The same year, the community was platted by John and Edith Nessen. Nessen City is located along the southern border of Colfax Township in southeastern Benzie County. The southern border of the CDP is along the Manistee County line.