Welcome to Wakefield ...

The city of Wakefield is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Wakefield is located in Gogebic County<1>.

The location of Wakefield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wakefield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wakefield has a population of 1,667 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Wakefield is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Wakefield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Wakefield, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Wakefield: (906)

The ZIP code for Wakefield: 49968<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wakefield had an population of 1,667 people. This is a decrease of 9.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wakefield had a population of 1,851 people (which is 11.27% of the total population of Gogebic County). This makes Wakefield the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Wakefield represents 0.02% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 266th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,851 people, the population of Wakefield decreased 11.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,085 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wakefield.

Communities Also Named Wakefield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Wakefield - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wakefield.

Communities near Wakefield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wakefield.

• Ironwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <6>
• Bessemer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <6>
• Hurley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
• Montreal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
  • Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
• Connorville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
  • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
• Yale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Gogebic County
• Hillcrest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
• North Ironwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ironwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
  • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
• Marenisco
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco
  • Marenisco is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marenisco <6>
• Gile
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
  • Gile is located in Iron County (WI)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wakefield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wakefield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wakefield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wakefield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wakefield. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wakefield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wakefield ...

Looking for more information about Wakefield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wakefield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wakefield.

Adding Wakefield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wakefield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wakefield was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Wakefield in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Wakefield post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wakefield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wakefield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/