Country United States FIPS code 26-82680 Population 1,440 (2010) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 243 m Area code 517 | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind NW at 26 km/h, 95% Humidity Area 23.31 km² (23.05 km² Land / 21 ha Water) | ||
Wacousta is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Watertown Charter Township, Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,440.
Geography
Wacousta is located in the western part of Watertown Township and consists of the original unincorporated community of Wacousta at the intersection of E. Herbison Road and S. Wacousta Road, and extending north and west from there for 1 mile (1.6 km) and south and east for 2 miles (3 km). The southern edge of the CDP follows Interstate 96, which has no exits directly serving the community. Downtown Lansing is 12 miles (19 km) to the southeast.
The Wacousta CDP has a total area of 9.0 square miles (23.3 km2), of which 8.9 square miles (23.1 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.87%, is water. The Looking Glass River flows from east to west across the CDP.