Pokagon Township, Michigan

Pokagon Township, Michigan
Civil township
Official seal of Pokagon Township, Michigan
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Location within Cass County
Location within Cass County
Pokagon Township is located in Michigan
Pokagon Township
Pokagon Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Pokagon Township is located in the United States
Pokagon Township
Pokagon Township
Pokagon Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°56′27″N 86°10′14″W / 41.94083°N 86.17056°W / 41.94083; -86.17056
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyCass
Established1829
Area
 • Total
34.2 sq mi (88.7 km2)
 • Land34.0 sq mi (88.1 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation
751 ft (229 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,119
 • Density62/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49047, 49120
Area code269
FIPS code26-65300[1]
GNIS feature ID1626922[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Pokagon Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,119 at the 2020 census.[3] The township includes the unincorporated communities of Pokagon[4] and Sumnerville,[5] adjacent to each other on M-51.

Pokagon Township is the location of the first public performance of the hymn "The Old Rugged Cross", the birthplace of journalist Webb Miller, and the location of the government offices of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pokagon Township, Michigan
  3. ^ "Pokagon township, Cass County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pokagon
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sumnerville