Hardwood Acres

History

The community of Hardwood Acres was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.

Geography

Hardwood Acres is located in the eastern part of Almira Township in northeastern Benzie County. The CDP is bordered by the village of Lake Ann to the west and by the Grand Traverse County line to the east. The northern edge of the CDP is formed by Maple Street, and the southern edge by Nofsger Road, Bellows Lake Road, and Serenity Lane. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Hardwood Acres CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.72%, is water.

Most-observed species

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  13,643
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,809
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  11,391
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  9,849
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,814
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,170
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,946
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  8,771

Largest nearby schools

• Lake Ann Elementary School
  Elementary · INTERLOCHEN · 210 students · 19.1:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2024-08-02
  38 km ESE of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin