Tecumseh, Michigan

Tecumseh, Michigan
City
City of Tecumseh
Downtown along Chicago Boulevard (M-50)
Location within Lenawee County
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Coordinates: 42°00′22″N 83°56′58″W / 42.00611°N 83.94944°W / 42.00611; -83.94944
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Lenawee
Settled	1824
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Jack Baker
• Manager	Daniel Swallow
Area [1]
• Total	5.89 sq mi (15.26 km2)
• Land	5.65 sq mi (14.63 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,680
• Density	1,536.56/sq mi (593.22/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49286
Area code	517
FIPS code	26-79120[2]
GNIS feature ID	1614652[3]
Website	www.mytecumseh.org

Tecumseh is a city in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan, near the River Raisin. Tecumseh is about 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Detroit, 25 miles (40 km) south of Ann Arbor, and 40 miles (64 km) north of Toledo, Ohio. The main street of downtown is Chicago Boulevard, also designated as M-50. It crosses the River Raisin a few miles east of M-52.

The city is surrounded on three sides by Tecumseh Township, but the two are politically independent. Raisin Township borders the southern edge of the city. In 2009 the city was rated by CNNMoney as #93 among the 100 best small towns to live in.^[4]