North Muskegon

Geography

The city is located in western Muskegon County on the northern side of Muskegon Lake, an arm of Lake Michigan. It is bordered to the south, across the lake, by the city of Muskegon, the county seat. The Muskegon River flows into Muskegon Lake in the eastern part of the city. The lake's outlet channel to Lake Michigan is one mile west of the city limits. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, North Muskegon has a total area of , of which is land and , or 56.5%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  10,544
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  10,071
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  9,203
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,098
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,034
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,820
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,637
• Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
  8,195

Largest nearby schools

• Mona Shores High School
  High · MUSKEGON · 1,268 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• ReethsPuffer High School
  High · MUSKEGON · 1,177 students · 19.6:1 ratio
• Muskegon High School
  High · MUSKEGON · 1,039 students · 25.3:1 ratio
• Mona Shores Middle School
  Middle · MUSKEGON · 902 students · 17.3:1 ratio
• Muskegon Middle School
  Middle · Muskegon · 755 students · 22.9:1 ratio
• Whitehall Senior High School
  High · WHITEHALL · 629 students · 21:1 ratio
• Timberland Academy
  Elementary · MUSKEGON · 623 students · 16:1 ratio
• Cardinal Elementary
  Other · MUSKEGON · 610 students · 15.3:1 ratio