| Skanee, Michigan | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Skanee |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baraga |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Arvon |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1870 |
| Unit Pref: | imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.83 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.73 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 102 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 21.56 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 745 |
| Coordinates: | 46.8764°N -88.2142°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49962 |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 638047 |
| Named For: | Skåne |
Skanee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2] The CDP had a population of 102 at the 2020 census. Skanee is located in Arvon Township on the shore of Huron Bay, a bay of Lake Superior.
As an unincorporated community, Skanee has no legal autonomy of its own, however it does have its own post office with the 49962 ZIP Code.[3] The community is home to the historic Arvon Township Hall.
Skanee was established in 1870 when Captain Walfred Been sailed into Huron Bay during a storm, and settled in the area. Been named the settlement after Skåne in Sweden, his home province.[4]
For the 2020 census, Skanee was included as a newly-listed census-designated place.[5] [6]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Skanee CDP has a total area of 4.83sqmi, of which 4.73sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (2.1%) is water.
Skanee is located in Arvon Township, in northeastern Baraga County. The community is located at the base of the Huron Mountains, a relatively small range shared between Baraga and Marquette counties. About 8.5miles southeast of Skanee is Mount Arvon, which at 1979feet, is the highest point in Michigan. The community is located on the shore of Huron Bay, a bay of Lake Superior.
Skanee is zoned within the Arvon Township School District.[7] The district operates the K-8 Skanee School, while high school students attend school in L'Anse.