Cadillac, Michigan

Cadillac, Michigan
City
City of Cadillac
Downtown Cadillac along N. Mitchell Street
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Nicknames:  Tree City USA, City on the Lakes
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Coordinates: 44°15′00″N 85°24′00″W / 44.25000°N 85.40000°W / 44.25000; -85.40000
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Wexford
Settled	1871
Platted	1872
Incorporated	1875 (Clam Lake village) 1877 (city of Cadillac)
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Carla Filkins
• Manager	Marcus Peccia
• Clerk	Sandra Wasson
Area [1]
• Total	8.94 sq mi (23.16 km2)
• Land	7.08 sq mi (18.34 km2)
• Water	1.86 sq mi (4.82 km2)
Elevation	1,309 ft (399 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,371
• Density	1,464.83/sq mi (565.56/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49601
Area code	231
FIPS code	26-12320[2]
GNIS feature ID	1619393[3]
Website	Official website

Cadillac (/ˈkædəlæk/ KAD-ə-lak) is a city in and county seat of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan.^[4][5] The population was 10,371 at the 2020 census, making it the second most-populated city in the Northern Michigan region, after Traverse City.

Cadillac was settled as early as 1871 and formerly known as the village of Clam Lake before incorporating as a city in 1877. The city is located upon the shores of Lake Cadillac, connected by the Clam Lake Canal to Lake Mitchell. The Clam River, which begins Cadillac, is part of the Muskegon River watershed. Cadillac is the junction of three major highways: US Highway 131, M-55, and M-115. The geographic center of Michigan is approximately five miles (8.0 km) north-northwest of Cadillac.^[6] Cadillac is the primary city of the Cadillac micropolitan area, which includes all of Wexford County and Missaukee County to the east, and had population of 48,725 at the 2020 census.