Jennings, Michigan
Jennings is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 264 at the 2010 census. The CDP is located mostly in Lake Township with a small portion extending north into Caldwell Township. History. Jennings was a lumbering center founded by Austin and William Mitchell, who named it for William Jennings Bryan. A post office opened on March 8, 1883, with J. Frank Schryer as the first postmaster. The office was discontinued on July 31, 1956. Jennings was a terminus of the Missukee spur of the Grand  Rapids and Indiana Railroad, with a junction on the main line named Round Lake. The community of Jennings 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. According to the United States Census Bureau, Jennings has an area of , all land. The census-designated place is defined as being within Caldwell and Lake townships. All 264 residents and of land were within Lake Township, while no residents and of land are within Caldwell Township to the north.