Wedgewood, Michigan
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Wedgewood, Michigan
|settlement_type = Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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|image_skyline = Wedgewood, MI (July 2022).jpg
|imagesize = 275
|image_caption = The pond at Lakewood on the Green golf course
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|pushpin_map = Michigan#USA
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|pushpin_label = Wedgewood
|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|image_map = Wedgewood, MI location.png
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|map_caption = Location within Wexford County
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Michigan
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Wexford
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Cherry Grove
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_km2 = 1.69
|area_land_km2 = 1.61
|area_water_km2 = 0.08
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.65
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.62
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 227
|population_density_km2 = 140.63
|population_density_sq_mi = 364.37
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
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|elevation_ft = 1266
|coordinates = {{coord|44|11|37|N|85|29|25|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code(s)
|postal_code = 49601 (Cadillac)
|area_code = 231
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = 2583770{{cite gnis|2583770|Wedgewood Census Designated Place}}
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Wedgewood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the CDP was 227 at the 2020 census. Wedgewood is located within Cherry Grove Township.
History
The community of Wedgewood was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = United States Census Bureau| work = 2010 United States Census| access-date = December 28, 2021|page=III-9}}
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of {{convert|0.65|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.62|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (4.62%) is water.
Demographics
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{{US Census population
|2010= 237
|2020= 227
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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Education
Wedgewood is served entirely by Cadillac Area Public Schools to the northeast in the city of Cadillac.{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WEXFORD%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Wexford County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|access-date=July 2, 2022}}
References
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{{Wexford County, Michigan}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Wexford County, Michigan
Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan
Category:Census-designated places in Wexford County, Michigan
Category:Census-designated places in Michigan
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