Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation
Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation located in Watersmeet Township of southeastern Gogebic County, in the western part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is the landbase for the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. According to the United States Census Bureau in 2020, the reservation has a land area of 0.419 square miles (268.16 acres; 1.09 km2). The reservation consists of two sections in eastern Watersmeet Township. There were 221 people living on the reservation in the 2020 census.
Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation | |
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Location within Gogebic County | |
Lac Vieux Desert Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′10″N 89°10′40″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Gogebic |
| Established | 1988 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tribal Council |
| • Chairman | James Williams, Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.419 sq mi (1.09 km2) |
| • Land | 0.419 sq mi (1.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 221 |
| • Density | 527.4/sq mi (203.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49969 (Watersmeet) |
| Area code | 906 |
| Website | Official website |
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