Dowagiac, Michigan | |
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 The historic Dowagiac Station on Depot Drive | |
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 Location within Cass County | |
  Dowagiac Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 41°59′04″N 86°06′29″W / 41.98444°N 86.10806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Cass |
| Platted | 1848 |
| Incorporated | 1863 (village) 1877 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Donald Lyons |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.53 sq mi (11.74 km2) |
| • Land | 4.45 sq mi (11.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,721 |
| • Density | 1,284.75/sq mi (496.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49047 |
| Area code | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-22880[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0624843[3] |
| Website | www |
Dowagiac (/dəˈwɑːdʒæk/ də-WAH-jak) is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,721 at the 2020 census.[4] It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Dowagiac is situated at the corner of four townships: Wayne Township to the northeast, LaGrange Township to the southeast, Pokagon Township to the southwest, and Silver Creek Township to the northwest.
The city name comes from the Potawatomi word dewje'og meaning "fishing [near home] water".[5] Dowagiac is the headquarters of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and is also contained within the reservation.[6]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2 February 2001. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ "Dowagiac city, Michigan – Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Howard S. Rogers (1875). History of Cass County, from 1825 to 1875. W.H. Mansfield, Vigilant Book and Job Print. p. 113.
- ^ Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (2019). "Pokégnek Bodéwadmik – Pokagon Band of Potawatomi". Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2019.