Dowagiac, MI
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Local News — Dowagiac
- Dowagiac airport to receive taxilane improvements — The Herald Palladium
- Catch Dowagiac Michigan — Positively Naperville
- Main break prompts citywide boil water advisory in Dowagiac — WWMT
- Neighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their lives — WXYZ Channel 7
- Federal class-action lawsuit filed over Dowagiac data center noise — Michigan Advance
Official Local Resources
City of Dowagiac · Cass County · michigan.gov · Michigan Secretary of State
Dowagiac (/dəˈwɑːdʒæk/ də-WAH-jak, /dəˈwɑːʒæk/ də-WAH-zhak) is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,721 at the 2020 census. It is part of the South Bend-Mishawaka metropolitan area.
Dowagiac is situated at the corner of four townships: Wayne Township to the northeast, LaGrange Township to the southeast, Pokagon Township to the southwest, and Silver Creek Township to the northwest.
The city name comes from the Potawatomi word dewje’og meaning “fishing [near home] water”. Dowagiac is the headquarters of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and is also contained within the reservation.