Sebewaing, Michigan

Sebewaing, Michigan
Village
Business district along Center Street
Location within Huron County
Sebewaing Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°43′56″N 83°26′54″W / 43.73222°N 83.44833°W / 43.73222; -83.44833
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Huron
Township	Sebewaing
Founded	1845
Incorporated	1879 (village)
Government
• Type	Village council
• President	Julie Epperson
Area [1]
• Total	1.72 sq mi (4.44 km2)
• Land	1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,721
• Density	1,082.39/sq mi (418.00/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48759
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-72180[2]
GNIS feature ID	0637513[3]
Website	Official website

Sebewaing (SEE-bah-wing) is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,721 at the 2020 census. The village is within Sebewaing Township. This community is known as the Sugar Beet Capital, due to the Michigan Sugar slicing mill located within the village and the yearly Michigan Sugar Festival. The Sebewaing area, the Thumb, and the state of Michigan overall are major beet sugar producers, mostly for domestic consumption. Sebewaing is also the first gigabit village in the state of Michigan. In 2014–15, Sebewaing completed its fiber to the home network, offering up to gigabit/second speeds over their fiber optic network.^{[citation needed]}