Wakefield

Also known as Wakefield, Michigan, Wakefield, MI

city in Gogebic County, Michigan

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Michigan
County: Gogebic
Incorporated: 1887 (village), 1919 (city)
Type: Council–manager
City council: Dale White ( Mayor ), Amy Tarro ( Pro tem ), Kay Wiita, James Anderson
City manager: Robert Brown Jr.
City clerk: Sue Ahonen
Treasurer: Mandy Lake
City attorney: Ray O'Dea
Total: 8.44 sq mi (21.85 km )
Land: 7.87 sq mi (20.39 km )
Water: 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km )
Elevation: 1,539 ft (469 m)
Density: 216.2/sq mi (83.47/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 26-82780

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Wakefield
Population: 1702
Area: 22.227695
Elevation: 469
Official website: www.cityofwakefield.org
Image: 2009-0617-statue-Wakefield.jpg
Households: 758
Dialing code: 906

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P8168: Helen Stephens
Commons category: Wakefield, Michigan
postal code: 49968
water as percent of area: 6.5944
per capita income: 29026

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Wakefield is a city in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,702 at the 2020 census.

Wakefield is located in the western Upper Peninsula about 10 miles (16 km) east of the Wisconsin border. The city is mostly surrounded by Wakefield Township, but the two are administered autonomously. U.S. Route 2 passes through the city, and M-28 has its western terminus in the city.