Map of Vassar city, Michigan

Vassar is a city in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Founded March 1, 1849. The population was 2,727 at the 2020 census and 2,697 in 2010 (an increase of about 1.1%). The city is located on the western edge of Vassar Township but is administratively autonomous.

Vassar city overview:
Name:	Vassar city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Tuscola County
Founded:	1 March 1849
Elevation:	643 ft (196 m)
Total Area:	2.20 sq mi (5.69 km²)
Land Area:	2.15 sq mi (5.56 km²)
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km²)
Total Population:	2,727
Population Density:	1,269.55/sq mi (490.07/km²)
ZIP code:	48768-48769
Area code:	989
FIPS code:	2681840
GNISfeature ID:	1615523
Website:	www.cityofvassar.org

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History

Vassar was founded by four men who were led by James M. Edmunds and Townsend North in search of an area to build a dam and start a city. The city was named after Edmund’s uncle, Matthew Vassar, who later founded Vassar College.

It was the first county seat of Tuscola County. In 1860, the seat was moved to Caro. Vassar’s growth for the next thirty years was based mainly on its lumbering and a handful of related industries.

The settlement became a village in 1871. Vassar was the crossing of the Michigan Central’s Bay City Branch (from Detroit) and the Port Huron & Northwestern (from 1900 Pere Marquette) line running between Saginaw and Port Huron via Marlette.

The voters of the Village of Vassar elected to become a city on September 28, 1944. On February 19, 1945, the voters approved the charter for the City of Vassar.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.18 square miles (5.65 km), of which 2.12 square miles (5.49 km) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km) is water. The Cass River flows through the city.
It is considered to be part of the Thumb of Michigan, which in turn is a subregion of the Flint/Tri-Cities.