Shields, Michigan

Shields, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Road signage looking east along M-46
Location within Saginaw County
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Coordinates: 43°25′16″N 84°04′29″W / 43.42111°N 84.07472°W / 43.42111; -84.07472[1]
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Saginaw
Townships	James and Thomas
Area [2]
• Total	8.04 sq mi (20.81 km2)
• Land	7.88 sq mi (20.40 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Elevation [1]	604 ft (184 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,035
• Density	892.99/sq mi (344.78/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48609 (Saginaw)
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-73560[3]
GNIS feature ID	2393234[1]

Shields is an unincorporated community in Thomas Township, Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes, but with no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population of the CDP was 7,035 at the 2020 census.

The community of Shields is located on M-46/Gratiot Road just west of the Tittabawassee River.^[1] In the 2000 census, the CDP included an area bounded on the east by the Tittabawassee River, north to State Street, west to N. Miller Road, south to Geddes Road, west to N. Thomas Road, south to M-46/Gratiot Road, east to Swan Creek, south to the railroad crossing on Schomaker Road, east along the rail tracks to Stroebel Road, northwest to Ronald Drive and east to the Tittabawassee River. Most of the CDP is within Thomas Township with a small portion extending into northwest James Township.^[4]