thumb|250px|right|U.S. Post Office in Lewiston

Lewiston is an unincorporated community in Montmorency County, Michigan, United States. It is a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes. The population was 996 at the 2020 census. The Lewiston Area Historical Society Museum is in an 1892 original Lewiston home. It was first owned by David Kneeland, who was the manager of the Michelson & Hanson Lumber Company; his family lived in Lewiston from 1892 to 1910. When the mill closed, Kneeland sold the dwelling to George and Martha Sachs, who then expanded some of the town's boundaries, defining what they are today. Lewiston is also known as Timber Town.

Geography

The community is in southwestern Montmorency County, in western Albert Township. It is bordered to the south by Oscoda County. It is southwest of Atlanta, the Montmorency county seat, and southeast of Gaylord. The community is centered on the north side of East Twin Lake, but the CDP extends south so as to surround the entire lake.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 38.16%, are water.

As of the census

The median income for Lewiston residents was $31,576. Lewiston households made slightly more than those in the surrounding cities of Alpena and Cadillac, but their poverty level was 26.4%.

Notable people

  • Lila Neuenfelt (1902–1981), lawyer and judge

References

  • Lewiston Chamber of Commerce