Meauwataka, Michigan | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Meauwataka |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wexford |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Colfax |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1867 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 1368 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49601 (Cadillac) |
Area Code: | 231 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 632062 |
Meauwataka is an unincorporated community in U.S. state of Michigan.[1] Located in Colfax Township, Wexford County, Meauwataka is part of Northern Michigan, and is located within the Cadillac micropolitan area. As an unincorporated community, Meauwataka has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
Meauwataka takes its name from a Potawatomi word meaning "halfway", as the community is located roughly halfway between Lake Mitchell and the Manistee River.[2] The community was settled in 1867, and was first known as Dayhuff Lake, after a nearby lake. A post office under the name 'Meauwataka' opened in 1872, lasting until 1952.[3]