Wacousta, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Wacousta, Michigan
Settlement Type:Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Wacousta
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clinton
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Watertown
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:23.29
Area Land Km2:23.09
Area Water Km2:0.20
Area Total Sq Mi:8.99
Area Land Sq Mi:8.91
Area Water Sq Mi:0.08
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1532
Population Density Km2:66.35
Population Density Sq Mi:171.85
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:824
Coordinates:42.8203°N -84.6908°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48820 (DeWitt)
48822 (Eagle)
48837 (Grand Ledge)
Area Code:517
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-82680[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2583768
Unit Pref:Imperial

Wacousta is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP is located within Watertown Charter Township. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,440.[3]

History

The community of Wacousta 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.[4]

Geography

The Wacousta CDP has a total area of 8.99sqmi, of which 8.91sqmi is land and 0.08sqmi (0.89%) is water.[3]

The Looking Glass River flows from east to west across the CDP.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. May 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wacousta CDP, Michigan. https://archive.today/20200212185603/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2682680. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. October 1, 2014.
  3. Web site: Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . PDF . September 2012. United States Census Bureau. 2010 United States Census. January 9, 2021. 19 Michigan.
  4. Web site: Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . PDF . September 2012. United States Census Bureau. 2010 United States Census. January 8, 2021. III-5.