Quinnesec

In Breitung Charter Township on the Menominee River, which forms the boundary with Wisconsin. It is on U.S. Highway 2 about 3 mi east of Iron Mountain and 3 mi west of Norway at. The ZIP code is 49876.

• Official Name — Quinnesec, Michigan • Type — Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Michigan • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Dickinson • Subdivision Type3 — Township • Subdivision Name3 — Breitung • Established Title — Settled • Established Date — 1871 • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 4.12 • Area Land Km2 — 3.90 • Area Water Km2 — 0.22 • Area Total Sq Mi — 1.59 • Area Land Sq Mi — 1.51 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.08 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 1083 • Population Density Sq Mi — 717.22 • Time Zone — Central (CST) • Utc Offset — -6 • Time Zone Dst — CDT • Utc Offset Dst — -5 • Elevation M — 317 • Elevation Ft — 1040 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code(s) • Postal Code — 49876 • Area Code — 906 • Custom Label Sec1 — FIPS code • Custom Data Sec1 — 26-66720 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — GNIS feature ID • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 0635571

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1 km2, of which 2.8 km2 is land and 0.2 km2, or 7.12%, is water.

Quinnesec is a corruption of "Bekuenesec" (from the Ojibwe bekweneseg, meaning "smoky"), named after the Big and Little Quinnesec Falls, which were at one time known as Big and Little Bekuenesec Falls.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,187 people, 436 households, and 356 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,049.2 PD/sqmi. There were 453 housing units at an average density of 400.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.40% White, 0.51% Native American, 0.34% Asian, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population. There were 436 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 2.98. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,957, and the median income for a family was $44,291. Males had a median income of $32,931 versus $30,515 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,139. About 1.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

• Edward B. McKenna (1883–1942), former Democratic member of the Michigan Senate (1933–1934). • Richard Berlinski (1947–2024), American Football Player Michigan State Spartans football (1965–1968).