Waucedah Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 809 at the 2020 census.[4]
Waucedah Township, Michigan | |
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 Waucedah Township Hall in Loretto | |
 Location within Dickinson County | |
  Waucedah Township Location within the state of Michigan  Waucedah Township Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′10″N 87°46′41″W / 45.81944°N 87.77806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Dickinson |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Louis Sturm |
| • Clerk | Lori Turri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.24 sq mi (233.72 km2) |
| • Land | 88.50 sq mi (229.21 km2) |
| • Water | 1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2) |
| Elevation | 988 ft (301 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 809 |
| • Density | 9.14/sq mi (3.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-84700[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627227[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.0 square miles (233.2 km2), of which, 88.9 square miles (230.4 km2) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) of it (1.21%) is water.
Communities
edit- Waucedah is an unincorporated community in the township on U.S. Highway 2 at 45°45′47″N 87°44′43″W / 45.76306°N 87.74528°W.
- Loretto is an unincorporated community in the township on the Sturgeon River at 45°46′38″N 87°48′54″W / 45.77722°N 87.81500°W. It is on U.S. Highway 2 about three miles (4.8 km) west of Waucedah and about six miles (9.7 km) east of Norway.
Demographics
editAs of the census[2] of 2000, there were 800 people, 325 households, and 233 families residing in the township. By 2020, its population was 809.
References
edit- ^ Michigan Townships Association (2023). "Waucedah Township, Dickinson County, Michigan". Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waucedah Township, Michigan
- ^ State of Michigan (March 21, 2022). "2020 Township Census" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2023.