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East Tawas
Michigancity
Total population
2,675
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
East Tawas is a city located in Michigan, United States. Coordinates of 44.291°, -83.484° situate East Tawas in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 2,675. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,332 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. Population density therefore averages about 366 per km², a moderate population density. The city extends across about 7.3 km². The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for East Tawas, MI from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves12,062
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves10,939
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves10,823
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves10,563
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves9,099
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves9,072
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8,805
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8,694
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2015-02-165 km WNW of Alpena, Michigan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here



People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Michigan
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about East Tawas

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library