A town of 2,103, settled in 1824. Nearly 2.4% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Tecumseh does most differently from other towns.
Where Tecumseh’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
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Ordered by what stands out in Tecumseh. Another town gets a different order.
0.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverbends Friends Church Park | — | 5 |
Most working residents leave Tecumseh for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Tecumseh (13%), Adrian (8%) and Ann Arbor (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
The typical Tecumseh home is worth about $265,000, up 7.2% in a year, close to the Michigan typical home.
Tecumseh beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Tecumseh | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.9% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 30% of U.S. communities.
Tecumseh has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
15 notable people were born in Tecumseh.
City in Michigan, United States
Tecumseh ( tə-CUM-see) is a city in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan, near the River Raisin. Tecumseh is about 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Detroit, 25 miles (40 km) south of Ann Arbor, and 40 miles (64 km) north of Toledo, Ohio. The main street of downtown is Chicago Boulevard, also designated as M-50. It crosses the River Raisin a few miles east of M-52. As of the 2020 census, Tecumseh had a population of 8,680. The city is surrounded on three sides by Tecumseh Township, but the two are politically independent. Raisin Township borders the southern edge of the city. In 2009 the city was rated by CNNMoney as #93 among the 100 best small towns to live in.
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5 towns share a border with Tecumseh.