Nadeau Township, Michigan

Civil township in Michigan, United States

45°34′48″N 87°33′48″W / 45.58000°N 87.56333°W / 45.58000; -87.56333CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyMenomineeArea

^[1]

• Total80.86 sq mi (209.4 km²) • Land80.80 sq mi (209.3 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

778 ft (237 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,090 • Density13.5/sq mi (5.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Codes

49812 (Carney)
49821 (Daggett)
49863 (Nadeau)

Area code906FIPS code26-109-56440^[3]GNIS feature ID1626787^[4]Websitenadeautownship.org

Nadeau Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,090 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Geography

Nadeau Township is in central Menominee County, 7 miles (11 km) south of Powers and 34 miles (55 km) north of Menominee, the county seat. U.S. Route 41 crosses the township, passing through Carney and connecting Powers and Menominee.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 80.9 square miles (210 km²), of which 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²), or 0.07%, is water.^[1]

Communities

Carney is a village within the township. The Carney ZIP code, 49812, serves most of the northern part of the township.^[5]
Nadeau is an unincorporated community in the township north of Carney on US 41 at 45°36′32″N 87°33′10″W / 45.60889°N 87.55278°W / 45.60889; -87.55278 (Nadeau, Michigan).^[6] Both the community and the township were named after Bruno (Barney) Nadeau, who owned the first farm in the area. The Chicago and North Western Railway built a station in 1878. A post office named "Nadean" was established on May 29, 1878, with Bruno (Barney) Nadeau as the first postmaster. The misspelled name of the post office was not corrected until February 20, 1890.^[7]^[8] The Nadeau post office, with ZIP code 49863, provides service for a small area surrounding the community.^[9]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,525	—
1900	2,003	31.3%
1910	1,918	−4.2%
1920	1,861	−3.0%
1930	1,525	−18.1%
1940	1,680	10.2%
1950	1,572	−6.4%
1960	1,403	−10.8%
1970	1,084	−22.7%
1980	1,219	12.5%
1990	1,161	−4.8%
2000	1,160	−0.1%
2010	1,161	0.1%
2020	1,090	−6.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[10]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 1,160 people, 480 households, and 314 families residing in the township. By 2020, its population was 1,090.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "P1. Race – Nadeau township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nadeau Township, Michigan
^ 49812 5-Digit ZCTA, 498 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder^{[permanent dead link]}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nadeau, Michigan
^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nadeau Post Office
^ 49863 5-Digit ZCTA, 498 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder^{[permanent dead link]}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
^ "Decennial Census Official Publications". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2023.