Ithaca, Michigan
Ithaca, Michigan | |
|---|---|
Downtown Ithaca, Michigan | |
Location within Gratiot County | |
| Coordinates: 43°17′28″N 84°36′11″W / 43.29111°N 84.60306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Gratiot |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Incorporated | 1869 (village) 1961 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alice Schafer |
| • City Manager | Jamey Conn |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.88 sq mi (15.24 km2) |
| • Land | 5.72 sq mi (14.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,853 |
| • Density | 498.43/sq mi (192.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 48847 |
| Area code | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-41340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0629141 |
| Website | www |
Ithaca is a city and the county seat of Gratiot County, Michigan. It is located very near the geographical center of the state's lower peninsula. The population was 2,853 at the 2020 census. Ithaca is run as a council-manager government. It sits at the conjunction of four townships in the center of the county: Emerson Township to the northeast, Arcada Township to the northwest, Newark Township to the southwest, and North Star Township to the southeast, but is administratively autonomous.