Waucedah Township, Michigan

Waucedah Township, Michigan
Civil township
Waucedah Township Hall in Loretto
Location within Dickinson County
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Coordinates: 45°49′10″N87°46′41″W / 45.81944°N 87.77806°W / 45.81944; -87.77806
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Dickinson
Government [1]
• Supervisor	Louis Sturm
•  Clerk	Lori Turri
Area
• Total	233.72 km2 (90.24 sq mi)
• Land	229.21 km2 (88.50 sq mi)
• Water	4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi)
Elevation	301 m (988 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	809
• Density	3.53/km2 (9.14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)	49834 (Foster City) 49852 (Loretto) 49892 (Vulcan)
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-84700 [2]
GNIS feature ID	1627227 [3]
Website	Official website

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]

Geography

According 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

• Waucedah is an unincorporated community in the township on U.S. Highway 2 at 45°45′47″N87°44′43″W / 45.76306°N 87.74528°W / 45.76306; -87.74528 .
• Loretto is an unincorporated community in the township on the Sturgeon River at 45°46′38″N87°48′54″W / 45.77722°N 87.81500°W / 45.77722; -87.81500 . 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

As 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

1. Michigan Townships Association (2023). "Waucedah Township, Dickinson County, Michigan" . Retrieved October 15, 2023.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waucedah Township, Michigan
4. State of Michigan (March 21, 2022). "2020 Township Census" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2023.