Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation

Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation
Location within Gogebic County
Location within Gogebic County
Lac Vieux Desert is located in Michigan
Lac Vieux Desert
Lac Vieux Desert
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°16′10″N 89°10′40″W / 46.26944°N 89.17778°W / 46.26944; -89.17778
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyGogebic
Established1988
Government
 • TypeTribal Council
 • ChairmanJames Williams, Jr.
Area
 • Total0.419 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Land0.419 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total221
 • Density527.4/sq mi (203.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
49969 (Watersmeet)
Area code906
WebsiteOfficial website

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).[1] The reservation consists of two sections in eastern Watersmeet Township. There were 221 people living on the reservation in the 2020 census.[2]

  1. ^ "2020 Gazetteer Files". census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-1830 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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