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Dowagiac (/ d ə ˈ w ɑː dʒ æ k / də-WAH-jak) is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,721 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It is part of the South Bend – Mishawaka , IN -MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area .
The city of Dowagiac borders the township to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 34.2 square miles (88.6 km 2 ), of which 32.0 square miles (82.8 km 2 ) is land and 2.3 square miles (5.9 km 2 ), or 6.62%, is water. [ 4 ]
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The county is named for Lewis Cass, [4] the Michigan Territorial Governor at the time the county was created in 1829. Cass later served as the United States Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson, thus making a case for including Cass County as one of Michigan's "cabinet counties".
Pokagon Township is located in western Cass County and is bordered to the west by Berrien County.The city of Dowagiac is on the northeast border of the township.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.2 square miles (88.7 km 2), of which 34.0 square miles (88.1 km 2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km 2), or 0.67%, is water. [6]
In 2009, MDOT's survey calculated that 2,246 vehicles used the section of M-62 between Cassopolis, La Grange and Dowagiac. This was the lowest traffic count along the whole highway. [6] The third crossing of the Dowagiac is at the mouth of Mill Pond in eastern Dowagiac, where M-62 follows Division Street through downtown.
Dowagiac Municipal Airport (FAA LID: C91) is a public airport owned and operated by the City of Dowagiac located 1m (1.6 km) northwest of Dowagiac, Michigan, United States. The uncontrolled airport is used for general aviation purposes.
Indian Lake is a lake in Cass County in southwestern Michigan in the United States. It is approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) west of Dowagiac. It is a spring-fed lake. [2] [3] The lake was named for Indians who once settled there. [4] There are approximately 220 homes on the lake, of which a third are on leased land.