Mancelona (/mænˌsəˈloʊnə/ man-sə-LOW-nə) is a village in the Northern Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.

Part of Mancelona Township, the village is located within Antrim County.

In 1872, an extension of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was extended through the area, and a station called Mancelona was established.

[4] In 1882, an organization by the name of "John Otis & Company" built a large charcoal furnace just south of Mancelona.

Soon after this, the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad built a station at that town.

A large blast furnace and iron works was built on the site, and the new company began doing business.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.00 square mile (2.59 km2), all of it land.

The racial makeup of the village was 95.1% White, 1.1% Native American, and 3.7% from two or more races.