Watersmeet, Michigan
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Watersmeet, Michigan
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Location within
Gogebic County
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Coordinates: 46°16′04″N 89°10′41″W / 46.26778°N 89.17806°W / 46.26778; -89.17806 | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Gogebic |
Township | Watersmeet |
Area | |
• Total | 9.21 sq mi (23.84 km 2 ) |
• Land | 9.20 sq mi (23.83 km 2 ) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km 2 ) |
Elevation
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1,598 ft (487 m) |
Population
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2020
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• Total | 408 |
• Density | 44.35/sq mi (17.12/km 2 ) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST) ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code(s) |
49969
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Area code | 906 |
FIPS code | 26-84360 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1622065 [3] |
Watersmeet is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Watersmeet Township, Michigan . As of the 2010 census , the CDP had a population of 428, [2] out of a total population in the township of 1,417. The community was platted in 1884, designated as a station of the Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Railroad. [4]
Geography
The community is located in the northern part of Watersmeet Township, in the western part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula , at the confluence of Duck Creek with the Middle Branch of the Ontonagon River . U.S. Routes 2 and 45 cross at the southern edge of town; US 2 leads southeast 30 miles (48 km) to Iron River and northwest 41 miles (66 km) to Wakefield , while US 45 leads north 46 miles (74 km) to Ontonagon on Lake Superior and south 26 miles (42 km) to Eagle River, Wisconsin . The community is also served by the State Line Trail . [5]
The community of Watersmeet was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time. [6] According to the United States Census Bureau , the Watersmeet CDP has an area of 9.2 square miles (23.8 km 2 ) , of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km 2 ) , or 0.06%, is water. [2]
Demographics
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Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 408 | — | |
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References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 21, 2022 .
- 1 2 3 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Watersmeet CDP, Michigan" . American Factfinder . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 19, 2016 . [ dead link ]
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watersmeet, Michigan
- ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western Railroad . p. 136.
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"Amazing Michigan Trails for Hiking, Biking and More"
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Michigan Economic Development Corporation
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Michigan's longest and reddest rail-trail.
- ↑ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF) . 2010 United States Census . United States Census Bureau . September 2012. p. III-5 . Retrieved January 20, 2020 .
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov . Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
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