Wakefield
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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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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wakefield” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.