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North Bass Island is an island of the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
 located in Lake Erie
Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time....
. A small unincorporated community, Isle Saint George
Isle Saint George, Ohio

Isle St. George is an unincorporated area in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, Ottawa County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is the only community on North Bass Island in Lake Erie....
, is on the island. The North Bass Island Post Office was established on May 25, 1864, and the name changed to Isle Saint George Post Office on March 2, 1874.






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North Bass Island is an island of the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
 located in Lake Erie
Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time....
. A small unincorporated community, Isle Saint George
Isle Saint George, Ohio

Isle St. George is an unincorporated area in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, Ottawa County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is the only community on North Bass Island in Lake Erie....
, is on the island. The North Bass Island Post Office was established on May 25, 1864, and the name changed to Isle Saint George Post Office on March 2, 1874. The Isle Saint George ZIP code 43436 provides PO Box service.

The 688.6-acre (2.786 kmē) island is one of few islands that has not been commercially developed. The state of Ohio purchased 589 acres (2.4 kmē) of the island to preserve it from development. Historically, North Bass was mainly used as a vineyard
Vineyard

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture....
. According to the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
 the island had 13 permanent residents.

See also

  • Isle St. George AVA
    Isle St. George AVA

    The Isle St. George AVA is an American Viticultural Area located on North Bass Island, Ohio, an island in Lake Erie. The only town on the Ottawa County, Ohio island is also called Isle Saint George, Ohio, although the "Saint" in the AVA name must be abbreviation as "St." to be used on wine labels....