Pokagon Township, Michigan | |
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 Location within Cass County | |
  Pokagon Township Location within the state of Michigan  Pokagon Township Pokagon Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°56′27″N 86°10′14″W / 41.94083°N 86.17056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Cass |
| Established | 1829 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.2 sq mi (88.7 km2) |
| • Land | 34.0 sq mi (88.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,119 |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49047, 49120 |
| Area code | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-65300[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626922[2] |
| Website | Official 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.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pokagon Township, Michigan
- ^ "Pokagon township, Cass County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pokagon
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sumnerville