Tuscola County, Michigan
Indianfields Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Indianfields Township surrounds the Tuscola County seat of Caro on three sides in central Tuscola County, had a population of 2,492 at the 2020 census, took its name from early Native American gardens on the site, and stays rural with a large share of state land
Living in Indianfields Township
Largest township in Tuscola County by area. Source: indianfieldstownship.org
Homes in Indianfields Township
What makes Indianfields Township home
Caro Center (former Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics)
State psychiatric hospital at Wahjamega, opened 1914 as a colony for epileptics; a new 100-bed center opened here in 2023
Cass River
Named river flowing through the township; public canoe access and fishing at Indianfields Township Park
Indianfields Township Park
Established 1947 on M-81 west of Caro; 100 acres of nature trails, Cass River canoe access, ball field, pavilions, and playgrounds
Tuscola State Game Area (state land in the township)
State land open to the public to hunt, fish, and explore; township reports 39% of its land is state land, along the Cass River south of Caro
Indianfields Township areas to know
Wahjamega
Unincorporated community whose name is an acronym from three sawmill partners: William A. Heartt, James A. Montgomery, and Edgar George Avery