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Watersmeet

A township of 1,041 people in Gogebic County, Michigan
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Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
408Population
9.2 sq miArea
1,604 ftElevation

Watersmeet is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Watersmeet Township, Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 408, out of a total population in the township of 1,456. The community was platted in 1884, designated as a station of the Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Railroad.

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ZIP code49969
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Housing in Watersmeet

$299K▲ 4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Watersmeet home is worth about $299,000, up 4% in a year, 12% above the Michigan typical home.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Watersmeet's police department reported none of them, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Watersmeet 0
Michigan 4.7
U.S. 4
Property crime per 1,000
Watersmeet 0.7
Michigan 15.9
U.S. 20
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9better than MI·8worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.

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Aspirus Eagle River HospitalEagle River · 22.5 mi · ER · rural critical access
Ice Lake Family Health CenterIron River · 30.1 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP code 49969 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Watersmeet →

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School Grade C-

The public schools Watersmeet’s kids attend trail 84% of Michigan’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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